The Adventurer Clippings 17/84
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H.F. Clark, Guardian, Manchester, England, Sept. 14, 1917.
Near-sighted Old Lady (a keen Recruiter). „NOW LOOK AT THAT YOUNG FELLOW. A COUPLE OF MONTHS
IN THE ARMY WOULD MAKE A NEW MAN OF HIM!“
(...) Cartoon by Frank Reynolds, Punch,
London, July 28, 1915
„Placed Mr. Charles Chaplin at the head of his profession“
Editorial content. „PRIVATE BALL: COMPANY CLOWN.
By Lieut. H. Featherstone Clark, formerly on the staff of the
,Manchester Guardian‘ and late of the Devon Regiment:
Killed in France May 3, 1917.
,A‘ Company of the Royal Huntingshire Regiment had
fallen in along the cobbled street of the grey-walled
French village. They waited, ,standing easy,‘ and a low hum
of conversation pervaded the ranks.“ (...)
„Private Ball, opening his sandbag, knocked off his
shrapnel helmet and put on the famous top-hat.
Then with a screw picket as a walking-stick he advanced
towards the German line, not with the dignified stride
of the Captain, but with the sidelong gait which has placed Mr.
Charles Chaplin at the head of his profession.“ (...)
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