Cross-dressed French prisoner of war postcards

Photographic postcards of French soldiers held as prisoners of war in German internment camps during World War I. Two of the postcards have "Kriegsgefangenensendung" (prisoner of war communication) and the name of the internment camp, the Neues Lager at Königsbruck in Saxony, printed on the back. Both are dated and addressed from René Bossion, a member of the 4th Infantry Batallion, one addressed to Albert Bossion and one to Marie Louise Bossion in Lorient, France, but neither card bears a stamp or postmark. The soldiers may have been appearing in a theatrical of the sort that was common at the front. Both are cross-dressed in conservative clothing. The other two postcards, blank on the back, clearly depict scenes from theatricals presented by French prisoners of war interned at a camp in Münster, Germany. The shows featured painted backdrops and elaborate costumes, with all the female roles played by cross-dressed men. One of the postcards portrays a scene from "Les deux canards." 17 more postcards from different camps and plays, including a postcard titled Guerre 1914-1916, "Poilu's Park," Les Poilus Bert Gyll et Mezy, duettists transformations. Poilu's Park was an amusement park for French and allied soldiers that operated since 1916 in Commercy, 20 kilometers from the front of the Meuse; several postcards from Theatrefrancais d' Exerzierplatz Ingolstadt, and the play “Le Maître de Forges”, written by Georges Ohnet in 1883; a postcard with the inscription "Collection Theatrale; Vous n'avez rien à déclarer? 2 Acte -Arrestation du Sature de la V Tripette No 1384" and more.