Anthony Oliver, Frank Leighton and Andrèe Melly in The Moon is Blue
Caricature
4 August 1954 (dated)
4 August 1954 (dated)
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This caricature shows Anthony Oliver (1923-1995), Frank Leighton (1908-1962) and Andrée Melly (b.1932) in The Moon is Blue at the Oxford New Theatre on 4 August 1954. 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 | Anthony Oliver, Frank Leighton and Andrèe Melly in <i>The Moon is Blue</i> (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Pencil, pen and wash caricature by Gilbert Sommerlad (1904-1976) of Anthony Oliver, Frank Leighton and Andrèe Melly in The Moon is Blue, New Theatre Oxford. Dated 4 August 1954. |
| Physical description | Pencil, pen and wash caricature of Anthony Oliver, Frank Leighton and Andrèe Melly in The Moon is Blue, New Theatre Oxford. Dated 4 August 1954. 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 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. |
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| Summary | This caricature shows Anthony Oliver (1923-1995), Frank Leighton (1908-1962) and Andrée Melly (b.1932) in The Moon is Blue at the Oxford New Theatre on 4 August 1954. 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.132:37-2002 |
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| Record created | December 3, 2003 |
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