Jack Train
Caricature
December 1951 (dated)
December 1951 (dated)
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This caricature shows Jack Train (1902-1966), one of the original performers in the popular radio show It's That Man Again (usually known as ITMA), appearing at the Oxford New Theatre, Christmas 1951. 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.
Object details
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| Title | Jack Train (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Pencil, ink and watercolour caricature by Gilbert Sommerlad (1904-1976) of Jack Train, one of the original ITMA radio comedians, at the Oxford New Theatre. Dated Christmas 1951. |
| Physical description | Pencil, ink and watercolour caricature of Jack Train, one of the original ITMA radio comedians, at the Oxford New Theatre, Christmas 1951. From a hard-backed sketch book containing caricatures of theatrical performers and entertainers drawn by Gilbert Sommerlad. |
| 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 December 1951 and October 1957 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 Jack Train (1902-1966), one of the original performers in the popular radio show It's That Man Again (usually known as ITMA), appearing at the Oxford New Theatre, Christmas 1951. 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. |
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| Accession number | S.132:4-2002 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2003 |
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