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PPCLI Comedy Company collection
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Princess Pats' Comedy Company
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[ca. 1968] (Creation)
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- Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regimental Museum and Archives
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Physical description
1 album (69 photographs, 8 newsclippings, 18 programs, 9 items of textual records)
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The album was created under the direction of the Curator of the PPCLI Regimental Museum, Lt V.D. Cole. It was created by RSM (WO1) R.J. King. Veterans of the PPCLI Comedy Company who contributed items from their personal collections include J.W. "Jack" McLaren, Norman D. Clarke, and Conrad Stephens.
Scope and content
The album largely consists of publicity photographs (many autographed) and programs documenting the activities of the PPCLI Comedy Company and its successor, the Dumbells. Includes a nominal roll (compiled 1968) of all members of the Comedy Company from its formation on 1916 May 16 to its amalgamation with the Dumbells on 1918 Nov 12. Includes materials created 1916-1968. Includes published magazine articles: Jack McLaren, "Mirth and mud", Maclean's Magazine, 1929 Jan.1, Mar. 1, May 15; Allan Murray, "The Dumbells", The Legionary, 1952 May, reprinted 1965 Jan.; Jack McLaren, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Trenches", Weekend Magazine, 1967 Nov 25. Includes a brief by Norman D. Clarke to the Historical Section, Army Headquarters, 1963, protesting the omission of references to the Comedy Company in the official history of the First World War.
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Reproduction and publication of photographs requires permission of PPCLI Museum and Archives.
Finding aids
An item-level inventory of the album is available as part of the Scrapbooks and Albums finding aid at https://ppcli.com/wp-content/uploads/Scrapbooks-and-albums-finding-aid.pdf
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Associated materials
Additional materials on the PPCLI Comedy Company are available in Collection 1, Series 39.
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- Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry (Subject)
- Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry. Comedy Company (Subject)
- Dumbells (Comedy troupe) (Subject)