POW diaries - Captain Percival Lowe, item 164
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Colonel who spoke excellent English. The detail as to how the
things were to be got there seemed sketchy in the extreme.
There was a committee & I consented to design covers for pro-
gramms. It was no easy work in the limited space & people
shaking the room all the time.
In the end it was decided that these programms there had
been about 120 done in the place, should be put up to auction
They went in my opinion for wicked prices- they were nearly
all bought by the English & fetched ... 300. Mine I am glad
to say only fetched about 17 marks each & even bought by
the allies. I attach one, it cost me 10 marks & this
was what I considered my limit to charity. I may
add I had to sit through the whole auction to get in.
As to the performance itself, It was on the whole well
done, the music being high class- Capt Ward Tebley
made an excellent girl &
that[insert] the one step [/insert] was one of the best turns.Some of the Russians danced beautifully.
On the 14th Dec at 2 o'clock I was warned by the Interpreter
to be ready to start for switzerland at 5. This Interpreter
was a fairly new importation. Always trying to listen
to conversations. The Lieutenant used to take him on walks
One would often find him stealing up behind. We called
him the spy. When Williams the Parson from Berlin visited
us, which he did 4 times a year,the soy was now always
in his pocket.
When I was warned to get ready I had nothing packed &
no boxes- But by the help of my fellow room mates &
the good grace of an officer who gave me a basket.
I got my baggage down last. It was then supposed
to be marched by Caiper who asked me if I had anything
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77.
Colonel who spoke excellent English. The detail as to how the
things were to be got there seemed sketchy in the extreme.
There was a committee & I consented to design covers for pro-
gramms. It was no easy work in the limited space & people
shaking the room all the time.
In the end it was decided that these programms there had
been about 120 done in the place, should be put up to auction
They went in my opinion for wicked prices- they were nearly
all bought by the English & fetched ... 300. Mine I am glad
to say only fetched about 17 marks each & even bought by
the allies. I attach one, it cost me 10 marks & this
was what I considered my limit to charity. I may
add I had to sit through the whole auction to get in.
As to the performance itself, It was on the whole well
done, the music being high class- Capt Ward Tebley
made an excellent girl &
that[insert] the one step [/insert] was one of the best turns.Some of the Russians danced beautifully.
On the 14th Dec at 2 o'clock I was warned by the Interpreter
to be ready to start for switzerland at 5. This Interpreter
was a fairly new importation. Always trying to listen
to conversations. The Lieutenant used to take him on walks
One would often find him stealing up behind. We called
him the spy. When Williams the Parson from Berlin visited
us, which he did 4 times a year,the soy was now always
in his pocket.
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