Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1939

"What marvellous night with the moon so high and bright, it's becoming difficult to remember the torch-using days, though I daresay they will be along again soon enough," - a reference to blackout regulations perhaps?

Geoffrey Griffiths remembers that he enjoyed Ida Carroll's character "frog" more than Gordon Harker's "Inspector Hornleigh". He remarks that he used to solely like musical comedies but "after many visits to the 'gods' the peculiar taste for such entertainment stopped as abruptly as it began." Although he does fancy seeing "Lambeth Walk", and is prepared to go alone.

He complements Ida on her afternoon frock.

Ref: CARROLL/IGC/3 GG
With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.