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Peter Pratt as Bunthorne in Patience
Sommerlad, Gilbert, born 1904 - died 1976 - Enlarge image
Peter Pratt as Bunthorne in Patience
- Object:
Caricature
- Place of origin:
Oxford, England (made)
- Date:
25 May 1954 (dated)
- Artist/Maker:
Sommerlad, Gilbert, born 1904 - died 1976 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Pencil, pen and watercolour on paper
- Credit Line:
Given by Michael Sommerlad
- Museum number:
S.132:35-2002
- Gallery location:
In Storage
This caricature shows Peter Pratt (1923-1995) as Archibald Bunthorne in Patience by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, May 1954. 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 Pratt, singer, writer and broadcaster, joined the D’Oyly Carte Company as a baritone chorister in 1945, and was the company’s principal comedian for eight seasons. After leaving the D’Oyly Carte in 1951 he worked in theatre and broadcasting, touring with Gilbert & Sullivan programmes including Evening at the Savoy and Music Mosaic.
