Erik Chitty in the Brighton Repertory Company
Caricature
January 1935 (dated)
January 1935 (dated)
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This caricature shows Erik Chitty (1906-1977) at the Brighton Theatre Royal in January 1935. 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.
As an actor in the Brighton Repertory Company, Erik Chitty played several roles at the Brighton Theatre Royal in 1935, including the Duke of Doomsday in On The Rocks, Tausch in The Moon on the Yellow River, the Prince of Denmark in Viceroy Sarah, Hugo von Klaus in See Naples and Die, and Sir Anthony Absolute in The Rivals.
As an actor in the Brighton Repertory Company, Erik Chitty played several roles at the Brighton Theatre Royal in 1935, including the Duke of Doomsday in On The Rocks, Tausch in The Moon on the Yellow River, the Prince of Denmark in Viceroy Sarah, Hugo von Klaus in See Naples and Die, and Sir Anthony Absolute in The Rivals.
Object details
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| Title | Erik Chitty in the Brighton Repertory Company (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Pencil caricature by Gilbert Sommerlad (1904-1976) of Erik Chitty, an actor in the Brighton Repertory Company. Dated January 1935. |
| Physical description | Pencil caricature on the back of a postcard of Erik Chitty in the Brighton Repertory Company, January 1935. 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 | Gilbert Sommerlad would have played as part of the resident orchestra at the Theatre Royal Brighton when he drew this caricature. |
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| Summary | This caricature shows Erik Chitty (1906-1977) at the Brighton Theatre Royal in January 1935. 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. As an actor in the Brighton Repertory Company, Erik Chitty played several roles at the Brighton Theatre Royal in 1935, including the Duke of Doomsday in On The Rocks, Tausch in The Moon on the Yellow River, the Prince of Denmark in Viceroy Sarah, Hugo von Klaus in See Naples and Die, and Sir Anthony Absolute in The Rivals. |
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| Accession number | S.129:21-2002 |
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| Record created | December 10, 2003 |
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