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Soldiers of Song: The Dumbells and Other Canadian Concert Parties of the First World War
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| #6880466 in Books | Wilfrid Laurier University Press | 2012-11-06 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.50 x6.00l,.65 | File type: PDF | 248 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| World War 1 Canadian concert party|By Victor|An excellent account of the Dumbells, one of the legion of concert parties that were everywhere during the war, from base camps behind the lines to following the troops themselves to new areas of conflict. The story also offers clues as to why these concert parties were so essential for troop morale. Their essential ingredient was hu||“This rich cultural study details how Canada’s long music hall tradition strengthened morale on the Western Front. This isn’t always a nostalgic view, for the performances mirrored the racism as well as the moral and gendered ambiguities of t
The seeds of irreverent humour that inspired the likes of Wayne and Shuster and Monty Python were sown in the trenches of the First World War, and The Dumbells―concert parties made up of fighting soldiers―were central to this process. Soldiers of Song tells their story.
Lucky soldiers who could sing a song, perform a skit, or pass as a “lady,” were taken from the line and put onstage for the benefit of their soldier-audiences...
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