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1945 (10-13 Sep): THE ROYAL CARL ROSA OPERA (King's Theatre, Hammersmith)
MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Monday 7.00), TALES OF HOFFMANN (Tuesday 7.00), RIGOLETTO (Wednesday 7.00), CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA and I PAGLACCI (Thursday 2.30)
Francis Russell (Pinkerton), Otakar Kraus (Sharpless; Lindorf, Dappertutto, Dr Miracle), Martin Lawrence (The Bonze), Gladys Parr (Suzuki; Nicklaus), Joan Hammond (Butterfly), John Myrddin (Hoffmann; Turiddu; Canio), Olwen Davies (Olympia), Ruth Abbott (Giulietta; Maddalena; Nedda), Victoria Elliott (Antonia; Page; Lola), Joseph Satariano (Rigoletto; Tonio), John Torney (Duke of Mantua), Norman Allin (Sparafucile), Joan Butler (Gilda), Edna Hobson (Santuzza), Hubert Dunkerley (Coppelius, Schlemil; Alfio), and many others; c:Charles Webber (Hoffmann), Harold Gray (Butterfly), David Ellenberg (Rigoletto, Cav+Pag); Under the direction of H B Phillips [4pp, 5x7.5; cast lists, prices of admission, full programme for September 10 to 15 etc.; VG] £4

1945 (13-15 Sep): THE ROYAL CARL ROSA OPERA (King's Theatre, Hammersmith)
LA BOHEME (Thursday 7.00), LA TOSCA (Friday 7.00), MADAM BUTTERFLY (Saturday 2.30), FAUST (Saturday 7.00)
John Torney (Rudolph; Pinkerton), George Hancock (Marcel), Norman Allin (Colline), Margery Field (Musetta), Helen Ogilvie (Mimi; Butterfly), Joan Hammond (Tosca; Marguerite), Frank Titterton (Cavaradossi), Otakar Kraus (Scarpia; Sharpless; Valentine), Martin Lawrence (The Bonze), Gladys Parr (Suzuki; Martha), Francis Russell (Faust), Howell Glynne (Mephistopheles), and many others; c:Harold Gray; Under the direction of H B Phillips [4pp, 5x7.5; cast lists, prices of admission, full programme for September 10 to 15 etc.; VG] £4

1946 (Sep 9-Oct 19): THE ROYAL CARL ROSA OPERA (King's Theatre, Hammersmith) Season Schedule Booklet
LA TOSCA, FAUST, RIGOLETTO, THE TALES OF HOFFMANN, MADAM BUTTERFLY, LA TRAVIATA, CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA and I PAGLIACCI, THE FLYING DUTCHMAN, IL TROVATORE
Complete Schedule for this six-week season, with cast lists for the more than fifty performances
Edna Hobson, Gwen Catley, Elena Danieli, Helen Ogilvie, Mary Cherry, Margery Field, Blanche Turner, Victoria Elliott, Patricia Black, Ruth Abbott, Betty Sagon, Frank Titterton, Tudor Davies, Frank Sales, John Myrddin, John Torney, Robert Sydney, Ivan Dixon, Liddell Peddieson, Robert Scott, Arthur Fear, Tom Williams, Joseph Satariano, Appleton Moore, Hubert Dunkerley, Charles Miller, George David, Norman Allin, Ronald Stear; Musical Director: Vilem Tausky, conductors: Peter Gellhorn, David Ellenberg, producer: Powell Lloyd; Under the direction of H B Phillips [12pp, 4x5; complete chorus list (37 singers, including Sheila Rex), complete orchestra list (46 players), complete performance schedule with casting details, Box Office Information: performance times, ticket prices etc.; The Carl Rosa is still happily a National Institution; fascinating!; slightly rumpled, a few minor marks but a remarkable survivor and very uncommon; VG] £6

1946 (9-12 Sep): THE ROYAL CARL ROSA OPERA (King's Theatre, Hammersmith)
LA TOSCA (Monday 7.00), FAUST (Tuesday 7.00), RIGOLETTO (Wednesday 7.00), THE TALES OF HOFFMANN (Thursday 2.30)
Blanche Turner (Tosca; Giulietta), Frank Titterton (Cavaradossi), Arthur Fear (Scarpia), Robert Sydney (Faust), Ronald Stear (Mephistopheles; Lindorf, Dr Miracle), Joseph Satariano (Valentine; Rigoletto; Dappertutto), Patricia Black (Martha), Margery Field (Marguerite), Ivan Dixon (Duke of Mantua), Norman Allin (Sparafucile), Ruth Abbott (Maddalena; Nicklaus) Gwen Catley (Gilda), John Myrddin (Hoffmann), Olwen Davies (Olympia), Victoria Elliott (Antonia) and many others; c: Vilem Tausky, Peter Gellhorn, producers: Powell Lloyd, Charles Goldner, John Moody; Under the direction of H B Phillips [4pp, 5x7.5; cast lists, performance times, staff details etc.; VG] £4

1946 (12-14 Sep): THE ROYAL CARL ROSA OPERA (King's Theatre, Hammersmith)
MADAME BUTTERFLY (Thursday 7.00), LA TRAVIATA (Friday 7.00), FAUST (Saturday 2.30), CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA and I PAGLIACCI (Saturday 7.00)
Ivan Dixon (Pinkerton), Charles Miller (Sharpless; Alfio, Silvio), Patricia Black (Suzuki), Helen Ogilvie (Buterfly) John Torney (Alfred Germont), Arthur Fear (Georges Germont), Ruth Abbott (Flora), Elena Danieli (Violetta), Robert Sydney (Faust), Ronald Stear (Mephistopheles), Joseph Satariano (Valentine), Margery Field (Marguerite), John Myrddin (Turiddu), Edna Hobson (Santuzza), Betty Sagon (Kate Pinkerton; Siebel; Lola), Appleton Moore (Tonio), Frank Sale (Canio), Victoria Elliott (Nedda), c: Vilem Tausky, David Ellenberg, Peter Gellhorn, producer: Powell Lloyd, John Moody; Under the direction of H B Phillips [4pp, 5x7.5; cast lists, performance times, staff details etc.; VG] £4

1946 (19-21 Sep): THE ROYAL CARL ROSA OPERA (King's Theatre, Hammersmith)
THE TALES OF HOFFMANN (Thursday 7.00), THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (Friday 7.00), MADAME BUTTERFLY (Saturday 2.30), FAUST (Saturday 7.00)
Tudor Davies (Hoffmann), Ruth Abbott (Nicklaus; Suzuki; Martha), Ronald Stear (Lindorf, Dr Miracle; Mephistopheles), Hubert Dunkerley (Coppelius; Sharpless), Joseph Satariano (Dapertutto), Olwen Davis, Sylvia Patriss, Victoria Elliott (Antonia; Marguerite), Appleton Moore (Crespel; Daland), Arthur Fear (Dutchman), Edna Hobson (Senta), Robert Sydney (Erik; Faust), Robert Myrddin (Pinkerton), Blanche Turner (Butterfly), Charles Miller (Valentine), c: Vilem Tausky, Peter Gellhorn, producers: Powell Lloyd, Charles Goldner; Under the direction of H B Phillips [4pp, 5x7.5; cast lists, performance times, staff details etc.; slightly rumples, else VG] £4

1949 (29 Aug-3 Sep): THE CARL ROSA OPERA (Globe Theatre, Stockton-On-Tees) Flyer
CARMEN (Monday 7.15 and Thursday 7.15), LA TRAVIATA (Tuesday 7.15 and Friday 7.15), MADAM BUTTERFLY (Wednesday 2.30 and Saturday 7.15), BARBER OF SEVILLE (Wednesday 7.15 and Saturday 2.30); Under the direction of H B Phillips, CBE [single sheet, 5.6x8.75; most uncommon; horizontal bend, else VG] £3