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'Nah-pooh' is in the lyrics to that song 'Good-byee', isn't it? "Bonsoir old thing, cheerio, chin-chin; nah-poo, toodle-oo, good-byee..."

Dru You are dead right, thank you! I couldn't understand what Nah-Pooh was about at all - so pleased...

Very nice!

According to this website, "No.11 General Hospital" was at Genoa in Italy - www.anzacday.org.au/digging/hospitals.html

From a nurse's account of life there - www.scarletfinders.co.uk/153.html

There was one General and two Stationary Hospitals at Genoa. The first in a large hotel, the others in schools. Two of them already had patients and the other was being put in order. As there was no heating in the hotel, the building was intensely cold; it was, however, a very fine hotel with a marble staircase and beautiful baths, though at the time the baths were of little use, as there was no hot water. In the schools were some stoves which the patients thoroughly enjoyed. Later on we had an Infectious Hospital at Genoa, also a very nice hostel for sisters coming from the United Kingdom or moving about the country.

I found these images of Clara Beck at the National Portrait Gallery www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw50754/Clara-...

And I think this is the Syd Crossley listed en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Crossley www.cyranos.ch/spcros-e.htm

The theatre was opened in 1871 www.gaietytheatre.ie/index.php/about-gaiety/history/78

The Parterre was originally a standing area or pit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parterre_%28theater_audience%29 "As well, despite restrictions against women entering the parterre, cross-dressing was not uncommon."

Sounds like a good show in the offering!

Movember's over.

derangedlemur Whatever can that cryptic remark mean?

National Library of Ireland on The Commons It means the answer is "beards" and the author displays a considerable ignorance of facial hair fashions in Roman and medieval Britain. Where's my prize?

derangedlemur Our Peregrine is a little miffed at you casting asparagus at his knowledge of facial hair fashions, so he's instructed me to tell you: "No prize, just the glory"...

ungh, those f's instead of s's are ftrange...