Robert Evett - Postcard, 1909
Title
Robert Evett - Postcard, 1909
Date
1 November 1909
Description
Promotional postcard of Robert Evett, appearing in 1909 touring production of A Waltz Dream.
What's the story?
Robert Evett played Lieutenant Niki in A Waltz Dream at the Theatre Royal from 1 to 6 November 1909.
A Waltz Dream is an operetta by Oscar Straus with a German libretto by Leopold Jacobson and Felix Dörmann. The show premiered in Vienna in March 1907, with its London premiere, with an English translation, the following year.
Robert Evett was in both the 1908 London premiere of A Waltz Dream and in its 1909 UK tour, produced by George Edwardes and Charles Frohman.
Having had a successful acting career with D’Oyly Carte Opera Company and then other musical comedies, in 1915 Robert Evett moved into theatrical management, taking over the George Edwardes estate, which was close to bankruptcy, on Edwardes’ death and becoming director of Daly’s Theatre in London. Evett was able to turn the company around with a number of successful shows, such as The Maid in the Mountains in 1916.
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.
A Waltz Dream is an operetta by Oscar Straus with a German libretto by Leopold Jacobson and Felix Dörmann. The show premiered in Vienna in March 1907, with its London premiere, with an English translation, the following year.
Robert Evett was in both the 1908 London premiere of A Waltz Dream and in its 1909 UK tour, produced by George Edwardes and Charles Frohman.
Having had a successful acting career with D’Oyly Carte Opera Company and then other musical comedies, in 1915 Robert Evett moved into theatrical management, taking over the George Edwardes estate, which was close to bankruptcy, on Edwardes’ death and becoming director of Daly’s Theatre in London. Evett was able to turn the company around with a number of successful shows, such as The Maid in the Mountains in 1916.
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
