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22 Apr 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Issue of 1lb. flour ?? ((unclear)) siege biscuits

Masefield's "Good Friday" (Charter, Mills, W Cox, Wittenberg, Laurensz)

(("Good Friday" is a poem by British writer and Poet Laureate, John Masefield. Not sure who the other, unlinked performers' names refer to.

AJ Savitsky painted this portrait of Richard Mills in character:

RW Mills as Pontius Pilate in Good Friday - 19430422.jpg
RW Mills as Pontius Pilate in Good Friday - 19430422.jpg, by AJ Savitsky

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22 Apr 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Fine.

Planes heard during afternoon.

Steve to “Passion Play” at St Stephens.

((G.))

Much comment re Jap Cabinet re-shuffle & Spanish Posce Feeler [?] ((Maybe "Peace Feeler" ?))

22 Apr 1943, W J Carrie's wartime diary

Adored, Letter No.5 of 12/7/42 has at last turned up with one from Joy.  No sign of Nos. 1, 2 and 3 yet or any later ones.  Though it's so long ago - it's lovely to get it.