Letter
The Hallé, Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1941

Griff writes to Ida apologising for being late to their walk and arranges their next.
He pleads that he doesn't want to be introduced to any Levenshulme blondes, "they wouldn't be one-tenth so nice as you and would only terrify me anyway."
He discusses shirt collars, correct pronunciation of "says" and books.
He jokes that she's been entertaining herself with some riotous gin nights while he's been busy. He thanks her for her letter and asks "will you let me go with you to a few f the Hallé - if you book for odd concerts, please? Naturally, if you tale a season I should very very much like one too, on the next seat of course. But I don't want to be selfish - you may have pals whom you don't see so often nowadays in war-time, and they may be just as anxious as I to go with you."
Their post office corner in Didsbury seems to be the convergence for all of South Manchester, even after 10pm, to which Griff says, "they ought to know better."

Ref: CARROLL/IGC/3 GG
With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust
Date is unknown.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.