Wilfred Pickles in The Gay Dog
Caricature
1 May 1953 (dated)
1 May 1953 (dated)
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This caricature shows Wilfred Pickles (1904-1978) as Jim Gay in The Gay Dog by Joseph Colton, at the Oxford New Theatre in March 1953. 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.
Broadcaster and actor Wilfred Pickles, distinctive on the radio of his day for his broad Yorkshire accent, attracted millions of listeners to his travelling radio programme Have a Go, first broadcast in 1946. In 1947 he played Buttons to the Cinderella of June Whitfield at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.
Broadcaster and actor Wilfred Pickles, distinctive on the radio of his day for his broad Yorkshire accent, attracted millions of listeners to his travelling radio programme Have a Go, first broadcast in 1946. In 1947 he played Buttons to the Cinderella of June Whitfield at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.
Object details
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| Title | Wilfred Pickles in <i>The Gay Dog</i> (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Pencil, ink and watercolour caricature by Gilbert Sommerlad (1904-1976) of Wilfred Pickles in The Gay Dog at the Oxford New Theatre. Dated 1 May 1953. |
| Physical description | Pencil, ink and watercolour caricature of Wilfred Pickles in The Gay Dog at the Oxford New Theatre, 1 May 1953. 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 by Gilbert J.Sommerlad (1904-1976) between December 1951 and October 1957 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 Wilfred Pickles (1904-1978) as Jim Gay in The Gay Dog by Joseph Colton, at the Oxford New Theatre in March 1953. 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. Broadcaster and actor Wilfred Pickles, distinctive on the radio of his day for his broad Yorkshire accent, attracted millions of listeners to his travelling radio programme Have a Go, first broadcast in 1946. In 1947 he played Buttons to the Cinderella of June Whitfield at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford. |
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| Accession number | S.132:20-2002 |
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| Record created | November 28, 2003 |
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