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Born Kenneth Parkin, Sandford trained at the Royal Academy of Music and played roles in several West End musicals before joining the D'Oyly Carte, including <i>Carousel</i> at Drury Lane (1950-1951), <i>Paint Your Wagon</i> at His Majesty's Theatre (1953-1954), and <i>Kismet</i> at the Stoll Theatre (1955-1956).\n\nThis costume was originally designed by Charles Ricketts (1866-1931) for The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's new production of <i>The Mikado</i> that opened at the Princes Theatre on Monday 20th September 1926. Speculation about the new costumes designed generated a lot of press interest; tickets for the first night sold out months in advance, and the production was broadcast by the BBC on the radio live from the theatre. Rupert D'Oyly Carte had wanted: 'an entirely new aspect' to his innovative production of the well-loved opera and Ricketts said of his designs: 'The new dresses I have chosen belong to a period - about 1720 - when national costume was especially beautiful'. 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