Be Careful Boy

Examiner of Plays' Summary:

This is a patriotic revue devised and written in celebration of Belgium's fete day in London, it has no story but that of the arrival at Waterloo of Belgian soldiers and their reception by their 'marraines' who advise and protect them in an exile mede [sic] as pleasant as possible. The chief note of the dialogue is that of the grateful friendship of Belgium for England, together with chaffing recognition of the differences of habits, taste, etc. between the two countries. Tender memories of Belgium as it was alternate with passionate denunciations of German oppression as it is; and these are sandwiched between the rough humours of banter of boarding-house life in a suburb town. Not all the fun is, from an English point of view, immaculate in taste, but it is sound in feeling as are also the many ditties with which it is interspersed. Recommended for licence. Ernest A. Bendall