Milady Does Her Bit

Examiner of Plays' Summary:

The heroine of this amusing war-time comedietta is a gushing widow with a weakness for correspondence with "lonely soldiers" much to the annoyance of her fiance, a dug-out Colonel. One of her lonely ones suddenly turns up at her house, fresh from the trenches, to the tune of "Come and Cuddle Me," a ditty which he obviously expects the gusher to join. Just when she is getting scared with the result of her foolish friendliness the Colonel luckily intervenes, and "Bert", who of course means no harm is sent down to tea in the more appropriate society of Milady's maid. Harmless fun, at the expense of an amicable foible. Recommended for license. Ernest A. Bendall

Researcher's Summary:

The play was apparently scheduled for performance at the Globe Theatre on Friday 12 April 1918 when a charity event was to be held in aid of the Nation’s Fund for Nurses. However, The Globe newspaper announced on 11 April that the British Women’s Hospital Committee had found it necessary to postpone their matinée at the Globe Theatre the next afternoon and the new date would be announced shortly. Various charity events were held subsequently on behalf of the Nation’s Fund for Nurses in April-June 1918 but newspaper reports of them do not mention Milady Does Her Bit.