Variety

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Title

Variety

Description

A list of theatrical engagements and the programme for a variety show performed in the sergeant's mess by kind permission of the officer commanding No.5 Wing, produced by Warrant Officer A E Jenkins and compered by Corporal Peters with annotated amendments.

Date

1943-01

Language

Type

Format

Two typed sheets on two album pages

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Contributor

Identifier

SHowardHF1158144v10017

Transcription

8.1.43. 3 Wing Sgts. Mess. (Cabaret)

14.1.43. Central Sgts. Mess. (Variety)

18.1.43. “The Bell” – Aston Clinton. (Entertaining)

20.1.43. 4 Wing W.A.A.F. Corporals’ Party. (M.C. and Cabaret)

21.1.43. Webdover. [sic] Civil Defence Concert. (Variety)

28.1.43. St. Leonards. (Concert party)

[page break]

[underlined] VARIETY. [/underlined]

[underlined] [missing letter]hursday 14th January 1943. [/underlined] [underlined] Central Sergeants Mess (S.C.) [/underlined]

Commence 2000 hours.

by
No.5. Wing Concert Party
by kind permission of the Officer Commanding No.5.Wing.

Produced by W/O A.E. Jenkins. Compered by Col [deleted word] [inserted] PETERS [/inserted]

[a] Item. No. [b] Act. [c] Artist.

[a] 1. [b] Community Singing. [c] AUDIENCE.
[a] 2. [b] Underneath (S.C. Tree) (Farće) [c] Sgt. Berry. Cpl. Stotten.
[a] 3. [b] Arthur Tracey. (S. Singer) [c] Cpl. Spencer.
[a] 4. [b] Conjuring Act. [c] Cpl. Peake.
[a] 5. [b] Close Harmony. [c] Cpls Neville, Coles.
[a] 6. [b] Impersonations. [c] Lac. Bond.
[a] 7. [b] Piano Recital. [c] AC. Knott.
[inserted] * [b] “Marksman [indecipherable word] “. [c] CPL HOWARD. [/inserted]
[a] 8. [b] Comedy Scene. [c] Cpl. Peters.

15 minutes interval.

[a] 9. [b] [deleted] Accordion [/deleted] [inserted] HARMONICA [/inserted] Recital. [c] AC. [deleted] Buckland. [/deleted] [inserted] BEDFORD. [/inserted]
[a] 10. [b] Comedian. [c] Cpl. Howard.
[a] 11. [b] Western Brothers. [c] Cpls. Lunn, Spencer.
[a] 12. [b] Monologues. [c] Cpl. Okin.
[a] 13. [b] Comedy Scene. [c] Cpl. Peters.
[a] 14. [b] Finale (Introduction). [c] By Compere.

God Save The King.

Citation

“Variety,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 18, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42893.