Olive Turner - Postcard, 1912
Title
Olive Turner - Postcard, 1912
Date
25 March 1912
Description
Promotional postcard of Olive Turner, performer in 1912 D'Oyly Carte Opera production of The Yeoman of the Guard.
What's the story?
Olive Turner appeared in D’Oyly Carte Opera’s production of The Yeoman of the Guard by Gilbert and Sullivan, as part of a two week residency at the Theatre Royal from 25 March to 6 April 1912.
The Yeoman of the Guard was performed twice on 1 and 6 April. Other Gilbert and Sullivan operettas being performed during this time were The Gondoliers, The Mikado, Iolanthe, The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, Princess Ida and Patience.
Olive Turner toured with the D'Oyly Carte as principal soprano for nearly two seasons beginning in August 1911. Her roles were Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Patience in Patience, Phyllis in Iolanthe, Princess Ida in Princess Ida, Yum-Yum in The Mikado, Elsie Maynard in The Yeomen of the Guard, and Gianetta in The Gondoliers. She left D'Oyly Carte in June 1913.
This postcard forms part of a large scrapbook collection donated to the Theatre Royal archive by Diane Meadwell from Sandiacre. Her great grandfather was Bernard Hill, the former landlord of The Sun Inn on Parliament Street and who later became the Stage Door Keeper at the Theatre Royal. Bernard’s daughter Edith also worked at the Theatre Royal as an usherette.
Whilst in his stage door job, Bernard collected a large number of postcards of the numerous artists who performed at the venue, many of which he got them to autograph, as well as writing the date and if necessary the show on the reverse, making the future archivist’s job that little bit easier. We have then been able to cross-reference this information with the list of Theatre Royal shows being compiled by volunteer researcher Lynn Whitley.
We are grateful to Diane for sharing her family memories with us and for donating such a valuable resource to the archive.
The Yeoman of the Guard was performed twice on 1 and 6 April. Other Gilbert and Sullivan operettas being performed during this time were The Gondoliers, The Mikado, Iolanthe, The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, Princess Ida and Patience.
Olive Turner toured with the D'Oyly Carte as principal soprano for nearly two seasons beginning in August 1911. Her roles were Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Patience in Patience, Phyllis in Iolanthe, Princess Ida in Princess Ida, Yum-Yum in The Mikado, Elsie Maynard in The Yeomen of the Guard, and Gianetta in The Gondoliers. She left D'Oyly Carte in June 1913.
This postcard forms part of a large scrapbook collection donated to the Theatre Royal archive by Diane Meadwell from Sandiacre. Her great grandfather was Bernard Hill, the former landlord of The Sun Inn on Parliament Street and who later became the Stage Door Keeper at the Theatre Royal. Bernard’s daughter Edith also worked at the Theatre Royal as an usherette.
Whilst in his stage door job, Bernard collected a large number of postcards of the numerous artists who performed at the venue, many of which he got them to autograph, as well as writing the date and if necessary the show on the reverse, making the future archivist’s job that little bit easier. We have then been able to cross-reference this information with the list of Theatre Royal shows being compiled by volunteer researcher Lynn Whitley.
We are grateful to Diane for sharing her family memories with us and for donating such a valuable resource to the archive.
Type
Postcard
Location of item
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Rights
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Contributor
Researchers: David Longford / Lynn Whitley
