Chapple Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive: Letters from Elinor Pugh to Bridget D'Oyly Carte
Scope & Content:
Autograph letters from Elinor Pugh, together with information about the Pugh family and the Mackmurdo family (including cuttings of death notices, and a sales catalogue of furniture and household effects, 1963).
Chapple Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive: Information about Daniel Jones and Michelle Carte
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Information about the career of Daniel Jones (1881-1967), Professor of Phonetics, University College London, and about his daughter, the violinist Michelle Carte. The file includes a receipt for twelve Debentures of £100 each in the Savoy Theatre & Operas Trust (1901), in respect of 'Mrs Da...
Chapple Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive: Information About the Monnington Family
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Biographical information about: Richard Caldecott Monnington (1877-1971); Caroline Monnington (1879-1961); Mary Powell Hartley, nee Monnington (1874-1972), eldest daughter of Blanche Carte. In the main, letters and material gathered in the 1970s. Includes an autograph letter (31 Aug 1851) from ...
Chapple Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive: Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte Return of Income (1983)
Scope & Content:
(1). Bridget D'Oyly Carte. Return of Income, year ended 5 April 1983. (2). Bridget D'Oyly Carte. Portfolio valuation (Hoare Govett Limited). 31 March 1983. (3). Various items of correspondence (1984-86).
Cox-Ife Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive (Letter of Donation)
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Letter from Yvonne Deans (25 June 2012) presenting the William Cox-Ife papers to the D'Oyly Carte Archive. The papers are 'a gift from the Estate of the late Janet Forbes-Hunter who was his step-daughter'. Together with a letter of acknowledgement (3 Sep 2012) in reply.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: William Cox-Ife Bequest
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Papers belonging to William Cox-Ife, from the estate of his step-daughter Janet Forbes-Hunter. Cox-Ife joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company as chorus master and assistant musical director in August 1950 and served in that capacity until he left the Company in 1961.
Cox-Ife Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive: Obituary and Biographical Information
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(1). Front page of the Western Daily Press (25 Mar 1968). Headline: 'Viscount / 61 Feared Dead': 'There is little hope for the 57 passengers and four crew of the Aer Lingus Viscount which plunged into the sea yesterday.' Among the passengers was William Cox-Ife, who features in a photograph, bat...