Theater Performance at Amberg

Notes:

French prisoners pose for a photograph on stage of the "Casino" theater at Amberg. Among this comedy troupe is a young "lady" and a bull. Theatricals played a critical role in bolstering prisoner morale in German prison camps.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Amberg, Entertainment, Theater, French POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: D. Backhaus, "Die Kriegsgefangenen in Deutschland," Berlin: Vertrag Hermann Montanus, Photo 171, 1915, 87.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/816