Front cover of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News featuring portraits of four of the actors and actresses forming part of a concert party bound for the front to entertain the troops. On the left is Gladys Cooper and on the right, Ellaline Terriss. Top of Ben Davies and bottom is Seymour Hicks who organised the expedition. As well as the four pictured, there were other performers, a cinematographer and executive amounting to over twenty people. They motored around France and carried their own petrol and provisions.