January 1946
Monday 21
Went to the "Empire" to see "Diamond Horseshoe" cast - Betty Grable & Dick Haymes
Tuesday 22
Went to work. Stayed in at night.
Wednesday 23
Stayed in to make mittens finished them in 3 days.
Thursday 24
Done my knitting
Friday 25
Went to the "Plaza"to see "Dead of Night" good mystery picture.
Saturday 26
Harold Kerfoots Birthday 20 years.
Am went to town with .......... At night went to ...... to see Mother Goose
Sunday 27.
Went to Joan's nanas. Stayed in at night to iron my overall and dyed my blouse.
What I didn't mention when I started this journey was that a lot of the diary is written in pencil and after 74 years it is a bit tricky to read in parts, you will see ....... for the bits I can't decipher.
"Diamond Horseshoe" 1945 musical
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Horseshoe
"Dead of Night" is a 1945 British horror film made by Ealing Studios. This film stands out from other 1940s British films as horror films had been banned from production in Britain during the war.
I think I have seen this film as that dummy looks very familiar !
Mum saw the Diamond Horseshoe at the Empire. The Empire Theatre opened in 1925 so was only 20 years old when mum went there (I saw the Human League there in the very early 80s and it was an old theatre by then!)
Apparently the theatre is haunted by 2 ghosts a former theatre painter called Len and a young girl wearing Victorian clothing
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