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The Blighty Bust!: ‘The Bridge Across the Stream’ by Ivor Novello & J.E. MacManus
Jan 22, 2025 · 4 min read · IVOR NOVELLO BLIGHTY A BUDGET HUMOUR FROM HOME Propaganda Songs Music Hall Jingoism NWAC Keith Prowse & Co Leo Stormont RNAS Stockholm Rolf's Cabaret Club ·‘The Bridge Across the Stream’ was originally published in the 1917 Blighty Christmas Special. The lyrics were written by J.E. MacManus (1862-1921) — Blighty's editor, who, before the war, had written lyrics for several music hall songs, often in collaboration with the actor and singer Leo Stormont (1860-1923). They …
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Ephemera: The Notebook of Jeannie Clegg
Feb 27, 2023 · 10 min read · 1917 Clitheroe Lancashire Clitheroe Guardians workhouse Ella Wheeler Wilcox Frank Walcott Hutt Mary Torrans Lathrap Songs Poems Methodist 1956 1900s Propaganda ·From my search to track down First World War soldier-drawn cartoons for my dissertation, and the route through which I acquired items, I ended up with quite a collection of war-related ephemera (which is still growing). It seems a shame for it to just sit in boxes so I thought I would try and do something interesting — …
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