Correspondence and newspaper articles concerning special nights organised to celebrate the D’Oyly Carte Centenary. The file also includes: Correspondence about a visit from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to see The Gondoliers (in the end only Prince Phillip and Prince Andrew came to the per...
Correspondence concerning Douglas Home’s sketch ‘Dramatic Licence’, which was written for the Centenary Season. The file also includes two photocopies of the sketch, extracts from meeting minutes from a meeting of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Trust Trustees 1973-1974.
D’Oyly Carte Gilbert and Sullivan Centenary London Theatre Tour
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Papers concerning the ‘D’Oyly Carte Gilbert and Sullivan Centenary London Theatre Tour’, including correspondence, invitations and lists of attendees. The file also includes a contract between Savoy Theatre Limited and Bridget D’Oyly Carte Limited for the use of the Savoy Theatre for the D’Oyly C...
Former D’Oyly Carte members appearing in Trial By Jury for the Centenary Season
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Correspondence concerning ex-members of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company appearing on stage in the public gallery during a performance of Trial By Jury on the last night of the Centenary Season.