D'Oyly Carte Family Papers: Lady Dorothy D'Oyly Carte (Gathorne-Hardy Material)
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Various items (photographs, cuttings and letters) relating to Lady Dorothy's family (Gathorne-Hardy), as follows: (1). Two black and white photographs of Lady Dorothy, as a young child and as a young woman. (2). Autograph letter (1907) from C. G. Stepney to Lady Dorothy, on St Pauls headed paper...
Papers concerning the formation of a second D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
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Papers include correspondence, accounts and lists of theatres. Most of the scenery, props and costumes for the previous second company had been destroyed during the Second World War.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: Papers concerning Potential Donation from Sir Charles Forte
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Correspondence, newspaper articles and notes concerning a potential donation from Sir Charles Forte of TrustForte Housing to the D’Oyly Carte Opera Trust. Sir Charles Forte offered to pay for a publicity campaign for the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company.