Alfred Deahl in Southampton
from Interview with Alfred Deahl:
Alfred Deahl: [V]ery popular then, of course, was D’Oyly Carte’s, and, um, the light operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. They were lovely – oh God! Of course, I used to play for those as well. […]
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Interview with Alfred Deahl. In Private family collection. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1564753741921 accessed: 26 December, 2024 (Original audio cassette in private family collection, used by permission of Alfred Deahl's daughter, Dr Paula James.)
Listeners
Listening to
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G&S operettas
written by Arthur Sullivan |
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written by Arthur Sullivan |
Experience Information
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Paula James interviewed her father, Alfred Deahl, on 3 July 1994. She encouraged him to reminisce about his childhood visits to Southampton music halls and theatres, and his work as a young man playing the violin for Southampton theatres and silent cinema, and on board cruise ships. The above listening experience has been transcribed from the audio recording.