Letter
The Hallé, Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths, St James Church Choir at Birch-in-Rusholme
1939

It looks like Ida accompanied the church rector to a Birch Church "do" and while Griff was jealous "I can recognise diplomacy". Bringing another woman to any "do" would be impossible for him, he reassures her. Their secret romance continues.
He relays compliments he heard about her at the dance.
He is sending her tickets to Gerontius (presumably by the Hallé). He shall send her with "a tall, handsome, amusing, married man? Quite happily married too. That might be alright if you didn't look at him too often; you might undermine him if you looked at him." He promises to misbehave terribly if she sends a female friend to accompany him and he doesn't want to be barred from all future concerts.
He hopes his letter will reach her on Thursday "so that you may avoid Parental Threats and Pleadings". Possibly Ida's parents aren't too happy about their relationship?
He'll sulk that he is going to cinema alone on Friday.
He admits that he cannot dance and promises that "I shouldn't give you away if you confessed you had murdered someone, but please don't make a habit of murder."
He discusses Hallé concerts and radio broadcasts.

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.