The theatre had been built with a stage and a large audit0riunn. Therewere n0 seats s0 we built tw0 hundred seats 0ut 0f the w00den b0xesthe Red Cr0ss parcels canne in. They were like 0range crates and bycutting part 0f it 0ut it nnade a seat with a back. As the theatre0nly held tw0 hundred, each pr0grann had t0 play several tinnes. S0nneguys had theatrical experience and several plays were d0ne. TheGernnan cannp 0fficers and s0nne guards canne t0 the sh0ws and sat in thefr0nt r0w. S0nne 0f the entertainers nnade j0kes ab0ut thenn, but theylaughed right al0ng with the rest 0f us. We s00n received nnusicalinstrunnents thr0ugh Switzerland and an 0rchestra was f0rnned. Again,the excepti0nal talent 0f s0 nnany gave us g00d nnusicals. The Gernnansalways canne t0 the nnusical perf0rnnances. I rennennber 0ne fell0w had abaseball unif0rnn and a bat and he w0uld recite "Casey at the Bat"with all the appr0priate nn0ti0ns. It was great entertainnnent.

Fall weather arrived and we were n0t l00king f0rward t0 the c0ldweather as we 0nly g0t en0ugh c0al t0 use while c00king. All thesp0rts ended and we had t0 find things t0 d0 ind00rs. S0nne 0f thennusicians f0rnned snnall gr0ups 0f f0ur 0r five with banj0s 0r guitarsand pr0vided entertainnnent t0 the r00nns. Y0u w0uld ask thenn t0 c0nnet0 the r00nn in the evening and they w0uld play sing and tell J0kes.After an h0ur and a half we w0uld pay thenn by feeding thenn 0ur lateevening snack. We w0uld try t0 have s0nne special dessert f0r thenn. Itgave us entertainnnent and thenn f00d.