Ruth Vincent - Postcard, 1909
Title
Ruth Vincent - Postcard, 1909
Date
27 September 1909
Description
Promotional postcard of Ruth Vincent, star of George Dance's production of Veronique
What's the story?
Ruth Vincent starred in Veronique at the Theatre Royal from 27 September to 2 October 1909
Vincent was an acclaimed opera singer and performer, who began her career aged 17 with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company.
She graduated from Gilbert and Sullivan to performing grand opera concerts in London and New York, as well as Edwardian musicals and operettas, such as Veronique.
Set in Paris in 1840, Veronique is a comic opera with music by Andre Messager. It was first performed in France in 1898 and was an instant success, with productions soon taking place across Europe, America and Australia
Vincent played the lead romantic role of Helene in the first London production in 1904, which transferred to New York the following year. It was a role she was soon to become closely associated with, as evidenced by this regional tour five years after her London debut.
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.
Vincent was an acclaimed opera singer and performer, who began her career aged 17 with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company.
She graduated from Gilbert and Sullivan to performing grand opera concerts in London and New York, as well as Edwardian musicals and operettas, such as Veronique.
Set in Paris in 1840, Veronique is a comic opera with music by Andre Messager. It was first performed in France in 1898 and was an instant success, with productions soon taking place across Europe, America and Australia
Vincent played the lead romantic role of Helene in the first London production in 1904, which transferred to New York the following year. It was a role she was soon to become closely associated with, as evidenced by this regional tour five years after her London debut.
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
