Royalty
[SPENCER
(Émile, French Composer)]
'La Marche Franco-Russe', comic patriotic song in French,
voice part with words by A. Poupay, 'created by Bourgès at the Scala', saying that only the Russians are comrades in arms, they don't like beer, choucroute or macaroni, but they do like wine so long as it's French, everyone knows the French and Russians are alike, and can hold their own at any carousal, while a burning breath of hope goes through the land that the 'murder' of Lorraine will be punished, opposite is a full-page drawing of French and Russian soldiers fraternising, 2 sides 11 x 6¾, Paris, published by E. Bigot at the 'Chanson Populaire', no date, but
Item Date: 1893
Background
President Carnot reviewed the Russian fleet at Toulon, and a party of Russian Officers then travelled to Paris where they were received and entertained with the wildest enthusiasm.
Stock No. 51471