D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: Papers concerning Scenery
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Papers concerning scenery belonging to the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company. The file includes information about scenery taken on tour to the United States of America.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: Costume fabric samples
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Fabric samples for The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, The Mikado, Patience, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, Princess Ida, Ruddigore, Trial By Jury, The Sorcerer, Utopia, The Yeomen of the Guard and possibly Cox and Box (there are loose fabric sample at start of folder that could have been origin...
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: Correspondence concerning Scenery
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Colour charts and fabric samples from Ackland-Snow Limited for a new set of The Gondoliers, 1962. Correspondence with W. Bridges-Adams at the New Shakespeare Company concerning sets and scenery, 1918-1924; Correspondence with J. Brunskill concerning the repair and storage of scenery and sets, 191...
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: Correspondence concerning costumes and props
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Correspondence with Gamba Shoes. 1924-1961; Papers concerning make-up for productions. 1964-1977; Correspondence with B.J. Simmons and Co., Historical and Theatrical Costumiers.1929-1958.
Invoices for costumes for productions of Trial By Jury, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, Patience, Iolanthe, Princess Ida, The Mikado, Ruddigore, The Yeomen of the Guard, The Gondoliers, Cox and Box.