ABSTRACT Making meaning from the First World War was not only the preserve of the poets, novelists and historians who helped shape Anglophone modern memory. In Australasian theatres, halls and cinemas in the 1920s and 1930s, the war formed a backdrop for drama, adventure, romance and comedy. “Tommies”, diggers, plucky nurses and courageous widows populated vaudeville and movies, helping Australians and New Zealanders make sense of their war. Exploring the remnant evidence of such ephemeral popular performances, this article focuses on popular, everyday narration of the Great War that was often shared as part of an audience. How can we understand war-themed comedies and romances in the context of widespread mourning and sometimes painful reintegration of soldiers back into civilian life? In what ways can popular visions of the Great War on screen and stage expand our notions of how the conflict was made sense of in the postwar decades? Moving away from a focus on trauma, this article broadens understandings of the emotional spectrum available in the interwar period for interpreting the impact of the First World War.

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两次世界大战期间澳大利亚舞台上的卡其色和银幕

摘要 从第一次世界大战中创造意义不仅是诗人、小说家和历史学家的专利，他们帮助塑造了讲英语的现代记忆。在 1920 年代和 1930 年代的澳大利亚剧院、礼堂和电影院中，战争为戏剧、冒险、浪漫和喜剧提供了背景。“汤米”、挖掘者、勇敢的护士和勇敢的寡妇充斥着杂耍和电影，帮助澳大利亚人和新西兰人理解他们的战争。本文探讨了这种短暂流行表演的残余证据，重点介绍了经常作为观众分享的大战的流行日常叙述。在普遍哀悼和有时痛苦地重新融入平民生活的背景下，我们如何理解以战争为主题的喜剧和浪漫？银幕和舞台上流行的大战画面能以何种方式扩展我们对战后几十年如何理解这场冲突的看法？本文不再关注创伤，而是拓宽了对两次世界大战期间可用于解释第一次世界大战影响的情绪谱的理解。