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It was drawn by Gilbert Sommerlad (1904-1976), a rehearsal pianist and orchestral violinist at the Brighton Theatre Royal from 1932 until 1936, and at the Oxford New Theatre from 1936 for over forty years. Sommerlad sketched the stars on stage when he wasn't needed in the orchestra pit, compiling the sketches in a series of albums.","physicalDescription":"Pencil, pen and ink and wash caricature of Gary Webb, Sonny Dawkes, Chuck O'Neil, Billy Nelson, Billy Morris, Erica Yorke, Christine Tayler, David Nixon, Pam Beesley and Sam Woodcock, the cast of <i>Cinderella</i> at the Oxford New Theatre.  Dated Christmas 1958. 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