Hi All, I wonder if I could jog a few (any?) memories of a wartime concert in Capetown - maybe someone's parents/grandparents were there!
I ask because I am copying out my father's memories as a Signal Operator/Cipherer in WW II, and Dad says that, when his troopship docked in Capetown for just a couple of days in March 1941, apparently, the troops staged a concert in what Dad describes as a wonderful theatre. They played to about 2000 people, and the theatre had a roof which opened and closed. (En passant - Dad must have looked quite a sight as he embarked on said troopship in Glasgow - not only a kitbag and several extra blankets over one shoulder, but a double bass over the other! Apparently, he raised a cheer or two as he stomped up the gangplank!) I would love to be able to tell him that somewhere in Capetown there is someone who remembers the concert - so if any of our South African members could jog their memories - or those of their elderly parents and families - I would be delighted to hear. Thanks in advance for your help! Carol - in Suffolk UK. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
