Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1940

Griff writes to Ida "sorry to hear of your injury. Though I shall see you before you read this note I must commiserate with you tonight!" She's sprained something, it sounds like. Ouch!
He talks about how the war has affected the travel agency he works at. It sounds like the hours had planned to be extended but then "I had a letter from Oldham, suggesting it was hardly worth while, in view of the blackout and government urgings not to travel." However he laments that he still has to work boxing day.
"The evening in Ashton was horribly energetic and tonight I shall sleep, though not until I've thought about you, beautiful."
He was recognised as a singer on the Opera House stage by a shopkeeper this morning, who "greeted me with cries of delight."

Ref: CARROLL/IGC/3 GG
With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust
Date is unknown.

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