Brian Rix in Chase Me Comrade!
Caricature
2 July 1964 (dated)
2 July 1964 (dated)
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This caricature shows Brian Rix (b.1924) as Gerry Buss in Chase Me Comrade! by Ray Cooney at the Oxford New Theatre in June 1964. 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.
Brian Rix, the actor and manager, first appeared on stage aged 18, and after serving in the Air Force formed his own theatre company, producing and starring in some of the longest-running Whitehall Theatre farces of the 1960s including One For The Pot (1961) and Chase Me Comrade! (1964). Knighted in 1986, he became a life peer in 1992.
Brian Rix, the actor and manager, first appeared on stage aged 18, and after serving in the Air Force formed his own theatre company, producing and starring in some of the longest-running Whitehall Theatre farces of the 1960s including One For The Pot (1961) and Chase Me Comrade! (1964). Knighted in 1986, he became a life peer in 1992.
Object details
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| Title | Brian Rix in <i>Chase Me Comrade!</i> (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Pencil, pen and ink and wash caricature on paper of Brian Rix in Chase Me Comrade! at the New Theatre Oxford, by Gilbert Sommerlad, 2 July 1964. |
| Physical description | Pencil, pen and ink and wash caricature of Brian Rix in Chase Me Comrade! at the New Theatre Oxford. Dated 2 July 1964. 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 October 1957 and October 1965 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 Brian Rix (b.1924) as Gerry Buss in Chase Me Comrade! by Ray Cooney at the Oxford New Theatre in June 1964. 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. Brian Rix, the actor and manager, first appeared on stage aged 18, and after serving in the Air Force formed his own theatre company, producing and starring in some of the longest-running Whitehall Theatre farces of the 1960s including One For The Pot (1961) and Chase Me Comrade! (1964). Knighted in 1986, he became a life peer in 1992. |
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| Accession number | S.133:65-2002 |
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| Record created | December 11, 2003 |
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