White Cargo

White Cargo

On the left a programme of the play presented by No.2 Wing, by permission of Squadron Leader J E R Massy Westropp, annotated with messages and signatures.
A prologue for the play and descriptions of the three acts is on the right.

Three typed and one handwritten sheets on two album pages

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[inserted] [underlined] THE DAUBER U/T’s RAG COPY. [/underlined]
Excellent Show,
Thanks a million
Reg Cooper [/inserted]

[inserted] Many thanks Henry
Eddie. [/inserted]

R.A.F. STATION. HALTON. BUCKS.
[underlined] PROGRAMME [/underlined]

NO 2 WING PRESENTS –
(By kind permission of Sqd/Ldr J.E.R. Massey-Westropp. M.B.E.)

[inserted] Thanks
Dr Dauber
From his most
difficult patient
A W Smith
nee Williams [/inserted]

The Dramatic Play

“WHITE CARGO”

By

Leon Gordon

IN

No 2 WING CONCERT HALL

For Five Nights

Monday July 5th – Friday July 9th 1943

at 19.15 hours.

[inserted] Most Sincere
Wishes to
Henry – one of
the best troupers I
have a met – [underlined] & [/underlined] a
real comic
Conrad Vines [/inserted]

[inserted] E W Garner (sprog) [/inserted]

[inserted] Bloody Good Show Henry & no flannel!
Wallie Okin. [/inserted]

[page break]

[underlined] PROLOGUE. [/underlined]

Good evening Ladies & Gentlemen.

1. No 2 Wing presents for your entertainment tonight – “WHITE CARGO” – the world famous drama by LEON GORDON.
2. The entire action of the play takes place in the living room of a typical african bungalow,
somewhere in the dreary expanse of the West Coast.
3. There is only one alteration to the published programme – the part of Fred Ashley is being played by WALLIE OKIN, who took the part last Thursday, at 3 days notice.
4. The play has been produced by Edward Sharp, who is also playing the part of SKIPPER.
Ladies & Gentlemen – “WHITE CARGO”.

[underlined] I – Sc. II [/underlined]
5 hours have passed – the darkness of a tropical night has replaced the blinding glare of the sun, but the heat is still the same.

[underlined] Act. II Sc I. [/underlined]
6 months have elapsed and night has fallen.

[underlined] II Sc. II [/underlined]
Another 4 months have passed and the West Coast is as hot as ever.

[underlined] Act III. Sc I. [/underlined]
Langford and Tondeleys have now been married for 5 months.

[underlined] III Sc. II. [/underlined]
2 months later.