MY brother and I were talking about our childhood in York when I asked him if he remembered going to the Theatre Royal where we paid one shilling to watch the panto from the "gods"? Miles away from the stage but just as exciting.
Are the "gods" still in existence or like all venues is it, "let's makemegabucks". I am sure our childhood was much nicer and simpler. I recallpacking sandwiches, filling a Thermos flask and going to watch the Duke and Duchess of Kent's wedding.
And it didn't cost us a penny, apart from us dropping the Thermos flask!
Jackie Clayton (ne Whitehead),
Barnawartha,
Victoria 3688, Australia.
Updated: 11:06 Friday, February 07, 2003
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