Bud Flanagan in Knights of Madness
Caricature
2 March 1950 (dated)
2 March 1950 (dated)
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This caricature shows Bud Flanagan (1896-1968) as The Cheerful Bloke in Hey Neighbour, one of the sketches in the Crazy Gang's revue Knights of Madness, at the Oxford New Theatre in March 1950. 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.
Bud Flanagan, who was part of the duo Flanagan and Allen before he was one of the Crazy Gang, became famous for his battered straw hat and moth-eaten fur coat, as well as his trademark songs ‘Run Rabbit Run’, and ‘Underneath the Arches’ which he sang with Chesney Allen.
Bud Flanagan, who was part of the duo Flanagan and Allen before he was one of the Crazy Gang, became famous for his battered straw hat and moth-eaten fur coat, as well as his trademark songs ‘Run Rabbit Run’, and ‘Underneath the Arches’ which he sang with Chesney Allen.
Object details
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| Title | Bud Flanagan in <i>Knights of Madness</i> (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Pencil caricature of Bud Flanagan in Knights of Madness, New Theatre Oxford, Gilbert Sommerlad, 2 March 1950. |
| Physical description | Pencil caricature of Bud Flanagan in Knights of Madness, New Theatre Oxford, 2 March 1950. 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 Bud Flanagan (1896-1968) as The Cheerful Bloke in Hey Neighbour, one of the sketches in the Crazy Gang's revue Knights of Madness, at the Oxford New Theatre in March 1950. 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. Bud Flanagan, who was part of the duo Flanagan and Allen before he was one of the Crazy Gang, became famous for his battered straw hat and moth-eaten fur coat, as well as his trademark songs ‘Run Rabbit Run’, and ‘Underneath the Arches’ which he sang with Chesney Allen. |
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| Accession number | S.131:110-2002 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2003 |
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