What's cooking?
Title
What's cooking?
Description
On the left, a concert programme with hand written amendments to the sketches, compered by Henry Howard.
On the right, a cartoon wanted poster for 'Bendover Bertie' advertising a dance and buffet in aid of the Red Cross prisoner of war fund.
On the right, a cartoon wanted poster for 'Bendover Bertie' advertising a dance and buffet in aid of the Red Cross prisoner of war fund.
Date
1943
Language
Format
One printed cartoon sketch and one typed sheet on two album pages
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
SHowardHF1158144v10033, SHowardHF1158144v10034
Transcription
[underlined] NO.1. SCHOOL OF COOKERY, R.A.F., HALTON.
“WHAT’S COOKING?”
CONCERT AT NO.2. WING CONCERT HALL, HALTON.
16th June, 1943. 19.30 hours. [/underlined]
(By kind permission of the Officer Commanding.)
[inserted] Compere H.H. [/inserted]
[underlined] PROGRAMME. [/underlined]
1. “The Cooks Lament”. Class No. 1212.
2. Piano Recital. Sgt. Willer.
3. “A Blind Man’s Holiday”. (Cpl. Hinch, Acw. Jarrett, (Acw. Gillan.
4. Vocalist. LACW. Aldrich.
5. “Cries of London”. Cpl. Okin.
6. “Ukelele Ike”. LAC. Slater.
7. “The Gremlins Birthday”. (Sgt Pratt. (AC. Rickwell.
8. [deleted] Comedian. [/deleted] [inserted] Farmer Airman [/inserted] Sgt. Khode.
INTERVAL – Community Singing led by “Jackie” Aldrich.
See Over.
[page break]
[blank page]
[page break]
WANTED!
“BENDOVER BERTIE”
[sketch of man’s face]
HE WILL BE AT THE PUBLIC HALL W.R ON WEDNESDAY MAY 5th 1943
AT THE RED CROSS PRISONERS OF WAR GRAND DANCE & CABARET
REWARD - £1.1.0.
To gain this reward you must challenge him [indecipherable word] thus:-
[sketch]
“YOU ARE BENDOVER BERTIE, THE BROWNED-OFF, BEETLE-BROWED BLACKGUARD. I APPREHEND YOU AND CLAIM THE REWARD!”
“WHAT’S COOKING?”
CONCERT AT NO.2. WING CONCERT HALL, HALTON.
16th June, 1943. 19.30 hours. [/underlined]
(By kind permission of the Officer Commanding.)
[inserted] Compere H.H. [/inserted]
[underlined] PROGRAMME. [/underlined]
1. “The Cooks Lament”. Class No. 1212.
2. Piano Recital. Sgt. Willer.
3. “A Blind Man’s Holiday”. (Cpl. Hinch, Acw. Jarrett, (Acw. Gillan.
4. Vocalist. LACW. Aldrich.
5. “Cries of London”. Cpl. Okin.
6. “Ukelele Ike”. LAC. Slater.
7. “The Gremlins Birthday”. (Sgt Pratt. (AC. Rickwell.
8. [deleted] Comedian. [/deleted] [inserted] Farmer Airman [/inserted] Sgt. Khode.
INTERVAL – Community Singing led by “Jackie” Aldrich.
See Over.
[page break]
[blank page]
[page break]
WANTED!
“BENDOVER BERTIE”
[sketch of man’s face]
HE WILL BE AT THE PUBLIC HALL W.R ON WEDNESDAY MAY 5th 1943
AT THE RED CROSS PRISONERS OF WAR GRAND DANCE & CABARET
REWARD - £1.1.0.
To gain this reward you must challenge him [indecipherable word] thus:-
[sketch]
“YOU ARE BENDOVER BERTIE, THE BROWNED-OFF, BEETLE-BROWED BLACKGUARD. I APPREHEND YOU AND CLAIM THE REWARD!”
Collection
Citation
“What's cooking?,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 14, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/42904.