Peter Glaze as the Dame in Sleeping Beauty
Caricature
17 January 1971 (dated)
17 January 1971 (dated)
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This caricature shows Peter Glaze (1925-1983) as the Queen in Sleeping Beauty at the Oxford New Theatre in January 1971. It was drawn by Gilbert Sommerlad (1904-1976), a rehearsal pianist and orchestral violinist at the Brighton Theatre Royal from 1932 until 1936, and at the Oxford New Theatre from 1936 for over forty years. Sommerlad sketched the stars on stage when he wasn’t needed in the orchestra pit, compiling the sketches in a series of albums.
Peter Glaze, the bespectacled comedian who began his career as a stage manager with a touring revue, worked in variety, pantomime and revue, was a stand-in for The Crazy Gang, and for 20 years regularly appeared on the BBC television show Crackerjack.
Peter Glaze, the bespectacled comedian who began his career as a stage manager with a touring revue, worked in variety, pantomime and revue, was a stand-in for The Crazy Gang, and for 20 years regularly appeared on the BBC television show Crackerjack.
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Title | Peter Glaze as the Dame in <i>Sleeping Beauty</i> (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and wash on paper |
Brief description | Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and wash caricature by Gilbert Sommerlad (1904-1976) of Peter Glaze as the Dame in Sleeping Beauty at the Oxford New Theatre. Dated 17 January 1971. |
Physical description | Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and wash caricature of Peter Glaze as the Dame in Sleeping Beauty at the Oxford New Theatre. Dated 17 January 1971. From a hard-backed sketch book containing caricatures of theatrical performers and entertainers drawn by Gilbert Sommerlad. |
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Credit line | Given by Michael Sommerlad |
Object history | This caricature comes from an album of caricatures of theatrical performers and entertainers drawn (with one exception) by Gilbert J.Sommerlad (1904-1976) between December 1965 and September 1971 at the Oxford New Theatre. Gilbert Sommerlad moved from Brighton to the recently built New Theatre, Oxford, to join his brother Roy (violin and clarinet) as resident pianist in 1936. He continued with his caricatures until his retirement. |
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Summary | This caricature shows Peter Glaze (1925-1983) as the Queen in Sleeping Beauty at the Oxford New Theatre in January 1971. It was drawn by Gilbert Sommerlad (1904-1976), a rehearsal pianist and orchestral violinist at the Brighton Theatre Royal from 1932 until 1936, and at the Oxford New Theatre from 1936 for over forty years. Sommerlad sketched the stars on stage when he wasn’t needed in the orchestra pit, compiling the sketches in a series of albums. Peter Glaze, the bespectacled comedian who began his career as a stage manager with a touring revue, worked in variety, pantomime and revue, was a stand-in for The Crazy Gang, and for 20 years regularly appeared on the BBC television show Crackerjack. |
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Accession number | S.134:50-2002 |
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Record created | November 25, 2003 |
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