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By HELEN KIRKPATRICK « Times Foreign Correspondent PARIS, Sept. 7.—The ugly and | unloved duckling has turned into & beautiful and much-admired duck ‘with the Paris appearance of | “Laughs Incorporated,” a show put | on by purple heart veterans of the G. F. R. C.—ground forces replacement, command, “Replatement depots; the bane of any soldier's existence and stepchild of. the army, have produced an excellent show at the Paris Madeleine theater after nine months of traveling the front lines, covering more than 11,000 miles, Officers and men of the two pla~ toons, which put on the show, are {all on limited service, having re-| ceived serious wounds in combat. | | After leaving hospitals they found | | themselves in replacement depots land there were recruited to tour | frontline depots for the entertain- | iment of combat replacements, ! Expert Scroungers | The idea was conceived more! than a year ago by Lt. Col. Arthur Gustavson of Oregon—at that time a major—whose war record includes | service with’ the British army in | Africa before the United States en- | tered the war, He picked key men and told them to go ahead. They did, despite obstacles which would have daunted most men. They had no help from the spe- | (cial services, no equipment, no; | transportation—nothing which they | i did not scrounge themselves, Today they are probably the most | | expert group of scroungers in the | | army, putting on a highly profes- | | sional, quick moving, amusing show, | costumes by courtesy of some major in the air force, footlights by the | Seabees, transportation thanks to! i defeated German army and the | softheartedness of the ordnance |

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Revue By Wounded G. 1's In Paris May Play New York

[LEGION POST GIVES GAVEL TO ROBINSON

ments depots in order not to com-, je men themselves, * Everyone has ‘Merle G. Robinson will serve as pete with professionals of the U. 8. | contributed at least $100 of his own | the new’ commander of post 128, O., they constantly sneaked for ward | to acquire musical instruments,” cos- | American Legion. to battalions in the field and they| tumes and props. Mr, Robinson was installed Monare dearly loved by all those com-| Bobbie Whalan, well-known bi- day with the following officers: John bat soldiers. cyclist, bought his own bikes in|P. Linder and R. O. McCord, vice Shows Combined | Germany. He, Jack Evans, for- | commanders; Chester FE. LawThe platoons operated separately merly of the Cleveland symphony son, , finance officer; William G.

but for the first time the first Pla orchestra, and Leroy Werner, for- | Reynolds, adjutant; Dr, Harold M. Jo0n-ine a jer Metropolitan opera singer, are | Jones, chaplain; Fred C. Duzan, Ill, and the “Seventh-Laughs, Inc. | —under Lt. Earl Silke, Louisville,| every member of the cast and band | sergeant-at-arms. Ky. combined to put on a show! take turns in a performance that | with continuity and zip. | would. delight. home audiences as! after the summer Costumes, makeup and scenery Much as G. I. audiences in Europe. | eychre party Friday, Sept. 21, at the

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