D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: Large Photographs of The Mikado
Scope & Content:
(1). Sixteen black and white photographs (1940s-1970s), each approx. 310 x 410 mm. (2). 1989 production. Seven colour photographs (305 x 410 mm), and two colour photographs mounted on foam board. (3). Four colour photographs mounted on board (each 400 x 500 mm). Includes Peter Lyon, Kenneth Sa...
Bertha Lewis Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive: Newspaper Cuttings
Scope & Content:
Various newspaper cuttings (not comprehensive) including reports of her funeral (1931). Also included, a three-part series of 'Gilbert and Sullivan Reminiscences' by Lewis published in the Westminster Gazette (1924).
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company: Actors Benevolent Fund Correspondence
Scope & Content:
Letters sent to Richard D’Oyly Carte and Lady Dorothy D’Oyly Carte from people connected to the theatre asking for assistance. The file also includes correspondence with The Actor’s Benevolent Fund and information about their fundraising events.