Chapple Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive: Articles of Partnership
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Copy Articles of Partnership 'for carrying on a musical instrument and publishing business'. Dated 20 April 1855. Between George Ruddall, John Mitchell Rose, Richard Carte and William Prowse.
Cox-Ife Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive: Photographs of William Cox-Ife
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Various black and white photographs of William Cox-Ife: formal studio portraits, press photographs, and a number of informal small photographs from his youth, including unidentified friends. Photographs of Joan Vivian Rees (Cox-Ife's future wife) are included [c. 1920]. Also included, two maga...
Cox-Ife Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive: Notes for Lectures
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Autograph and typed lecture notes on musical theatre generally ('The Development of the Musical from Gilbert and Sullivan to West SideStory') and Gilbert and Sullivan specifically ('Modern Productions of Gilbert and Sullivan'). The only compete text (14 pp., typed) is a lecture on the productio...
D'Oyly Carte: Letters from the Public Concerning the 1977 Production of Iolanthe
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Letters from members of the public about the new production of Iolanthe. The file includes a number of letters and drawings from school children who saw the production.
Chapple Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive: Notebook of Musical Instrument Orders
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(1). Notebook without covers containing entries of musical instrument orders, entries dated November 1851 - August 1853. Appears to derive from Rudall, Rose, Carte & Co. The customers are various Army Regiments, many associated with India (including Bengal, Madras). (2). The Orchestral Asso...
Chapple Bequest to D'Oyly Carte Archive: Information about Daniel Jones and Michelle Carte
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Information about the career of Daniel Jones (1881-1967), Professor of Phonetics, University College London, and about his daughter, the violinist Michelle Carte. The file includes a receipt for twelve Debentures of £100 each in the Savoy Theatre & Operas Trust (1901), in respect of 'Mrs Da...