Reg Stone wearing smart men's attire. Process print, 1923.

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<p>He poses with his hands in his pockets, smiling at the viewer. The female impersonator Reg Stone was the star of 'Splinters', one of the concert parties formed in France by British servicemen in World War I. The group re-formed after the war, and had an extremely successful career in revue into the 1930s. They appeared in a short film entitled 'Splinters' in 1929</p>

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Reg Stone wearing smart men's attire. Process print, 1923.

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