Grisly Death over the Gaiety, by James Wickham, Call-boy at the Theatre | 13 October 1915 | Episode 85
Published on 13 October 1915
One of the most destructive of the Zeppelin raids took place over the West End of London on October 13, 1915 — when bombs were dropped in the heart of theatreland, causing great loss of life and damage to property.
The author, call-boy at the Gaiety Theatre on that evening, was seriously wounded. He here describes in graphic staccato phrases the scenes which he witnessed and pays tribute to the great courage shown by the actors who were performing at the time.
This raid accounted over all England for 71 killed and 128 injured.