Peggy Cochrane
Caricature
8 September 1937 (dated)
8 September 1937 (dated)
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This caricature shows Peggy Cochrane (1902-1988) at the Oxford New Theatre on 8 September 1937. 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.
Violinist, pianist, composer, singer, cabaret star and well loved broadcaster, Peggy Cochrane was one of the most versatile radio celebrities. At the age of eight she was the youngest pupil at the Royal Academy of Music. When she was fourteen she won both the open pianoforte and the open violin championships on the same day, and the same year she had her first two ballads published. She was a well-known broadcaster in the 1930s and in 1951 was a regular member of the cast of the BBC radio programme Happy Go Lucky starring Tony Hancock.
Violinist, pianist, composer, singer, cabaret star and well loved broadcaster, Peggy Cochrane was one of the most versatile radio celebrities. At the age of eight she was the youngest pupil at the Royal Academy of Music. When she was fourteen she won both the open pianoforte and the open violin championships on the same day, and the same year she had her first two ballads published. She was a well-known broadcaster in the 1930s and in 1951 was a regular member of the cast of the BBC radio programme Happy Go Lucky starring Tony Hancock.
Object details
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| Title | Peggy Cochrane (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Pencil caricature by Gilbert Sommerlad (1904-1976) of Peggy Cochrane, New Theatre Oxford, 8 September 1937. |
| Physical description | Pencil caricature of Peggy Cochrane, New Theatre, Oxford, 8 September 1937. 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 was a member of the resident orchestra at the New Theatre, Oxford when he drew this caricature. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This caricature shows Peggy Cochrane (1902-1988) at the Oxford New Theatre on 8 September 1937. 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. Violinist, pianist, composer, singer, cabaret star and well loved broadcaster, Peggy Cochrane was one of the most versatile radio celebrities. At the age of eight she was the youngest pupil at the Royal Academy of Music. When she was fourteen she won both the open pianoforte and the open violin championships on the same day, and the same year she had her first two ballads published. She was a well-known broadcaster in the 1930s and in 1951 was a regular member of the cast of the BBC radio programme Happy Go Lucky starring Tony Hancock. |
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| Accession number | S.131:64-2002 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2003 |
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