Description:Page 16 of 'Drake Hall - A War-Time Hostel', a souvenir book produced for staff and residents at the Swynnerton Royal Ordinance Factory hostel at Drake Hall, produced in 1945. The first pantomime produced at Drake Hall was 'Jack and the Beanstalk' in 1943.
"This was our first adventure into the realms of Pantomime and was considered a great success. Two performances at the Borough Hall, Stafford, realised a profit of £123 and was divided equally between the Mayor of Stafford's comforts fund and the R.O.F. benevolent fund."
Newspaper cutting text: "Pantomime at Hostel. Munition workers in a Midland factory have recently been giving a production of "Jack and the Beanstalk," at their hostel. All the parts were played by the staff and workers, who gave up their evenings to rehearsing. The pantomime was admirably produced by the social organisers of the hostel, and was received with immense pleasure by the girl workers. One of the most exceptional performances was that given by Miss June Lawton, of Stoke, whose delightful and sparkling rendering of Jack was greatly appreciated. Her tendering of vocal numbers was particularly successful, especially in the duet "Anywhere on Earth is Heaven." Miss Lawton is an accountant's assistant in the hostel, where she has been for the past nine months."