Porter Instructor Harry Gairey (third from the left) with Canadian Pacific Railway porters - circa 1937 Archives of Ontario F. 1405-5-7. MSR.11560 Multicultural History Society of Ontario Fonds.

30 August 2012

Tickets On Sale for "All Aboard" at the Palace Theatre

London Ontario - The Palace Theatre (710 Dundas Street East) is hosting the world premiere workshop of the play, All Aboard, on 8 Sep 2012.
 
This autobiographical play was written by one of the last surviving porters of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Dr. Colin Forbes, who is a longtime London resident.
 
It is the story of being black in the 1950s in Canada and working in a trade that was exclusively black.
 
Attendance is free and comments are invited.
 
For more information, visit www.palaceTheatre.ca or phone 519-432-1029.
 
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