Roy Castle as Buttons in Cinderella
Caricature
ca. December 1969 to ca. January 1970 (dated)
ca. December 1969 to ca. January 1970 (dated)
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This caricature shows Roy Castle (1932-1994) as Buttons in Cinderella at the Oxford New Theatre in 1969. 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.
Roy Castle, who began his career billed as 'The Boy Wonder - The Little Boy With The Big Voice', was a musician and a dancer of whom Norman Wisdom said in the 1950s: 'You've got stardust on your feet'. His talents even extended to caricature and he responded to Gilbert Sommerlad's caricature by making his own sketch of the artist (S.134:40-2002).
Roy Castle, who began his career billed as 'The Boy Wonder - The Little Boy With The Big Voice', was a musician and a dancer of whom Norman Wisdom said in the 1950s: 'You've got stardust on your feet'. His talents even extended to caricature and he responded to Gilbert Sommerlad's caricature by making his own sketch of the artist (S.134:40-2002).
Object details
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| Title | Roy Castle as Buttons in <i>Cinderella</i> (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and wash caricature by Gilbert Sommerlad (1904-1976) of Roy Castle as Buttons in Cinderella at the Oxford New Theatre. Dated Christmas 1969. |
| Physical description | Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and wash caricature of Roy Castle as Buttons in Cinderella at the Oxford New Theatre. Dated Christmas 1969. 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 (with one exception) by Gilbert J.Sommerlad (1904-1976) between December 1965 and September 1971 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. |
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| Summary | This caricature shows Roy Castle (1932-1994) as Buttons in Cinderella at the Oxford New Theatre in 1969. 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. Roy Castle, who began his career billed as 'The Boy Wonder - The Little Boy With The Big Voice', was a musician and a dancer of whom Norman Wisdom said in the 1950s: 'You've got stardust on your feet'. His talents even extended to caricature and he responded to Gilbert Sommerlad's caricature by making his own sketch of the artist (S.134:40-2002). |
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| Accession number | S.134:39-2002 |
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| Record created | November 24, 2003 |
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