Chocolate Soldier
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Chocolate Soldier can refer to:
- The Chocolate SoldierThe Chocolate SoldierThe Chocolate Soldier is an operetta composed in 1908 by Oscar Straus based on George Bernard Shaw's 1894 play, Arms and the Man...
, a 1908 operetta by Oscar Straus, based on the 1894 Arms and the ManArms and the ManArms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw, whose title comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid in Latin:"Arma virumque cano" ....
, which uses the term "Chocolate Cream Soldier" to describe a cowardly soldier. - The Chocolate Soldier (film)The Chocolate Soldier (film)-Cast:* Nelson Eddy as Karl Lang, aka Vassily Vassilievitch* Risë Stevens as Maria Lanyi, Karl's Wife* Nigel Bruce as Bernard Fischer, Critic* Florence Bates as Madame 'Pugsie' Helene* Dorothy Raye as Magda...
, a 1941 film version of the operetta, starring Nelson EddyNelson EddyNelson Ackerman Eddy was an American singer and actor who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A classically trained baritone, he is best remembered for the eight films in which he costarred... - A derogatory term for a soldier who would not fight but would look good in a uniform, shortened from "Chocolate Cream Soldier", a term featured in Richard Harding DavisRichard Harding DavisRichard Harding Davis was a journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt and he also played...
' 1897 book Soldier of Fortune - A cocktail, whose name is indirectly derived from the above - see List of cocktails
- Chocolate Soldier (drink), a chocolate-flavored soft drink originally made by Citrus Products Company of Chicago from the 1920s through the 1960s
- A member of the Australian Army ReserveAustralian Army ReserveThe Australian Army Reserve is a collective name given to the reserve units of the Australian Army. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, the reserve military force has been known by many names, including the Citizens Forces, the Citizen Military Forces, the Militia and, unofficially, the...
past or present; called "Choco" for short. Usually a derogatory term. Also used derisively to refer to "soft" soldiers in the Israeli Army.http://www.keter-books.co.il/p-21_a-28 - Chocolate Soldier (Parliament)Chocolate Soldier (Parliament)A Chocolate Soldier was a Parliamentary assistant for an Opposition front bench spokesman in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in the early 1970s, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Social Service Trust .The scheme was a pilot project to assist the Opposition to carry out out their...
, a Parliamentary assistant for an Opposition front-bench spokesman in the British House of Commons in the early 1970s, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust - a member of the army of Chocolate Soldiers in The Wonder City of OzThe Wonder City of OzThe Wonder City of Oz is the thirty-fourth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the first written and illustrated solely by John R. Neill.-Tone:...
(1940) - Hot Chocolate Soldiers a 1934 Walt Disney cartoon