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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 caricature of Jack Morgan conducting a performance of <font -i>Puss In Boots</font -i>, dated 25 February 1960, part of an artist's hard-backed sketch book manufactured by George Rowney & Co., called 'The Euston Sketch Book'.  The pencilled sketch is drawn directly onto the page (cream cartridge paper).  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In 1936 he moved to the recently built New Theatre, Oxford, to join his brother Roy (violin and clarinet) as resident pianist.\r\n\r\nGilbert was an exceptionally good and popular rehearsal pianist, and visiting companies and individual performers used to make sure that he would be available.  He became well-known in the profession and his ability as a caricaturist became common knowledge.  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