Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Konzert Verein, Alexandra Palace, August 1917

The details given in the title are handwritten on the back of the postcard in a script style that looks contemporary with the apparent date. Given this date, and despite how smart they look, I'm wondering of this was a concert given by German prisoners of war.

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Comment by Straw Cat on April 7, 2018 at 20:04: Shall we agree that they were non-combatants. Many of whom had been living and working here for years and part of the community.

Comment by John D on April 7, 2018 at 20:29: " despite how smart they look "

The Concert Club was composed of interned aliens. Are you saying that interned aliens ( prisoners of war in your view ) generally look scruffy ?

Your Britannica definition is too loose to be of any help: it says that someone sent to jail by belligerent Britain for shoplifting in time of war was a prisoner of war.

I still maintain, in the spirit of friendly and polite discussion, that there is a fundamental difference between a prisoner of war and a detained " enemy alien ".