Regal Theatre, Mombasa during World War II
As most people know, Mombasa was relatively untouched by WWII. The most extreme case appears to be sirens going off in Mombasa at times, and on one particular day 2 Italian fighter planes flew over Mombasa without much fireworks! Malindi though was bombed!! Ameer Janmohamed provides the following description in A Regal Romance (pg 44): The Regal Theatre operated during the War, often to a a larger audience as the British Royal Navy used Mombasa heavily during it's war efforts. Both theatre shows and movies played at the Regal. Ameer Janmohamed provided the following description in the book, the Regal Romance (pg 27) : Additionally, as explained by Ameer Janmohamed a free open air cinema near the tusks on Kilindini road was operated for the British armed forces. I came across a biography of one Navy sailor (Ray Jimmie James) who acted in a stage play of Alladin at the Regal theatre in 1944. Here is his interesting description: The other big musical event in wh