Bruce Forsyth as Jolly the Jester in Puss in Boots
Caricature
3 January 1960 (dated)
3 January 1960 (dated)
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This caricature shows Bruce Forsyth (b.1928) as Jolly the Jester in Puss in Boots by Emile Littler at the Oxford New Theatre in December 1959. 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.
Bruce Forsyth, singer, dancer and comic began in variety and made his name nationally in 1958 as the compere of television’s Sunday Night at the London Palladium, after being spotted on television working with Dickie Henderson.
Bruce Forsyth, singer, dancer and comic began in variety and made his name nationally in 1958 as the compere of television’s Sunday Night at the London Palladium, after being spotted on television working with Dickie Henderson.
Object details
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| Title | Bruce Forsyth as Jolly the Jester in <i>Puss in Boots</i> (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Pencil, pen and ink and wash caricature on paper of Bruce Forsyth as Jolly the Jester in Puss in Boots at the New Theatre Oxford, by Gilbert Sommerlad, 3 January 1960. |
| Physical description | Pencil, pen and ink and wash caricature of Bruce Forsyth as Jolly the Jester in Puss in Boots at the New Theatre Oxford. Dated 3 January 1960. 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 October 1957 and October 1965 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. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This caricature shows Bruce Forsyth (b.1928) as Jolly the Jester in Puss in Boots by Emile Littler at the Oxford New Theatre in December 1959. 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. Bruce Forsyth, singer, dancer and comic began in variety and made his name nationally in 1958 as the compere of television’s Sunday Night at the London Palladium, after being spotted on television working with Dickie Henderson. |
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| Accession number | S.133:27-2002 |
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| Record created | December 8, 2003 |
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