with Lorna Dallas, Neilson Taylor, Robert Docker, and the London Theatre Orchestra, leader Reginald Leopold, conducted by Alexander Faris

In 1916 Mr Asquith introduced the Military Service Bill; the first call-up took place on 2 March; the German assault took place on Verdun, and the British made their first use of tanks in the Battle of the Somme. In 1942 the combined operations raid took place on St Nazaire; the King awarded the George Cross to Malta and General Eisenhower was appointed commander of the US Forces in Europe. In the theatre of 1916, Violet Lorraine appeared in The Big Boys are Here, and Chu Chin Chow was at His Majesty's. Songs of the day included If You Were the Only Girl in the World and Roses of Picardy. In 1942, In Which We Serve, Holiday Inn and Bambi hit the cinema screens, and White Christmas, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree and Moonlight Becomes You were among the songs of the day.