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Appendix 8b
Friedrichsfeld Concert of August 1915
The Théatre de l'Exil presented a four-act comedy, "Le Gendre de Mr. Poirier," to the prisoners of war at Friedrichsfeld on 29 August 1915.
The Comité d'Initaitive et de Bienfaissance (Committee of Initiative and Charity) sponsored the performance with American YMCA support. At the bottom left of the program, note
the coat of arms for the prison camp. The American War Prisoners' Aid secretary, who probably attended the show, made notes on the back of
the program. The YMCA often supported theatrical performances for the benefit of the prison camp population with costumes, props, and
scripts.1
Appendices to Chapter 8:
Appendix 8a:
Appendix 8b:
Friedrichsfeld Concert of August 1915
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Notes:
Note 1: Concert du 29 Aoft 1915, 29 August 1915. Armed Services Records Box 53, Folder: "Prisoner of War Work in Germany-1914-1915," Kautz Family YMCA Archives, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. back