D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: Ground Plans for Performances at Royal Hall Harrogate
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Soft-covered, Rowney drawing exercise book marked 'Royal Hall Harrogate' on the front cover. Contains plans drawn to scale, in blue and red ink, for several operas: The Mikado, The Yeomen of the Guard, Patience, The Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe, and The Gondoliers.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: Design Sketches for Costumes and Promotional Material for Various Operas
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(1). Miscellaneous sketches and post artwork for The Yeomen of the Guard and The Mikado (1991/92), The Pirates of Penzance and Orpheus in the Underworld (1993). (2). Costume designs for Die Fledermaus by Tim Hatley (10 x A3 colour printed sheets). (3). Costume designs for H.M.S. Pinafore by Ti...
D'Oyly Carte: Correspondence and Papers Concerning Cox and Box (1)
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Correspondence concerning royalty statements for Cox and Box, including statements of performances 1921-1934. The file also includes historical information about the opera.
D'Oyly Carte: Correspondence and Papers Concerning Cox and Box (2)
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Correspondence concerning royalty statements for Cox and Box, including statements of performances 1935-1957. The file also includes historical information about the opera and prop lists.
D'Oyly Carte: Correspondence Concerning Film Productions of The Mikado
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Correspondence concerning the production and distribution of films of The Mikado. The correspondence mainly concerns the production of the 1938 film, and includes a ‘Synopsis of Shooting Continuity’. Also, a booklet with images about the 1966 film. and several letters from members of the public.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: Various Designs for Several Operas (1990s)
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Design for poster for H.M.S. Pinafore and Die Fledermaus, Theatre Royal Bath. As supplied by The Consortium, Business Development Services, Portsmouth. Design based around ship's female figurehead. La Vie Parisienne. Costume designs (13 x A3 printed colour sheets). Set design sketches for H.M.S....
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: Sketches for Costumes for Various Operas
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Costume designs for The Mikado (James Hendy, 1991) Costume designs for Iolanthe (1997) by James Hendy, including fabric swatches. Costume designs for The Count of Luxembourg (1997), including photocopy photographs of cast in costume. Drawings by Tim Goodchild for The Mikado (2000/01). Sketches fo...