Book of theatre programmes made an internee in an Australian camp during WW2. Sent to the Museum by Andreas Benzing along with 2 spare copies of 2 programmes and a postcard from Italy. The book was found in Dublin Ireland and belonged to a German who had lived in Dublin Ireland.Blue speckled material hard covered book with brown paper lining inside containing pages of theatre programmes.Spine: Lager Tatura/Austr Inside page 1: From Frank Phelan (ingen). no 35 appartment Finsbury House Ballsbridge 689823ww2 camp theatre, ww2 camp theatre programmes, internee theatre programmes

Program used in camp 1 of performance put on by internees. Programmed belonged to Wilhelm Eckels who was in the cast and noted on page 2. The Music Director is noted on page 3 as Dr G. Gruber of Vienna Boys Choir.2 x A4 pages folded in half. Front cover gives name and date of programme and pencil sketch of buildings. Double page inside is typed with name of cast etc. Back has small pencil sketch of hills and fenceDeutches Interneierangslager, Tatura 8 - 12 March 1942.vienna boyschoir, internment camp performances, wilhelm eckels

The program illustrates the interests of the internees, and the extent of the musical equipment they were able to access, and the skill of those internee musicians listed in the program.An original program which illustrates the interests, ingenuity and skill of the interned group.Front and back of an original hand printed and typed Philarmonic Orchestra program. internment camp 1, tatura., orchester, philharmonisches, philharmonic, orchestra, dreary lane, sturzenhofecker, g liebig, h junge, h g thiermann, f schrader, sternberg, schauer, p breisser, h moser, e huettmann, h hampel, e hauff, w weitbrecht, c wittmann, w koszowski, th junge, w schumacher, j gruesser, p laucke, a metzner, w ramcke, w erdmann georg gruber, h bross

Indicate life and interest of German male civilians who were held in internment during /world War 2. The names of several internees involved in the production are included. A unique document saved by the family for many years, and which illustrates the methods undertaken by the internees in order to improve their life while imprisoned. Also illustrates the help offered to the internee by the Australian Authorities, viz the use of office equipment to print the program, and the making available of movie films and musical instruments. Original paper program x 2 copiesnilgerman internees, german pow's, internment sports, j haydn, r volkmann, stuerzenhofecker, sternberg, c rammstedt, a schauer, e hauff, brose, w erdmann, w schumacher, h kurth, j grlisser, f a schrader, p preisser, f swoboda, k schreiner, th junge, g wittmann, w koszowsky, a metzner, w otto