Richard D'Oyly Carte facts for kids
Richard D'Oyly Carte (3 May 1844 – 3 April 1901) was an English talent agent, theatrical impresario, composer and hotelier during the second half of the Victorian era.
From humble beginnings, Carte built two of London's theatres and a hotel empire. He established an opera company that ran for over a hundred years, and a management agency for some of the most important artists of the day.
He built the Savoy Theatre and helped Gilbert & Sullivan to become famous.
Images for kids
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Carte's father, Richard
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Programme for Trial by Jury, 1875
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Helen Carte, formerly Helen Lenoir, Carte's assistant and second wife
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Scene from H.M.S. Pinafore
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Savoy Theatre, 1881
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Savoy Hotel viewed from the Thames, 1890s
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Iolanthe, Carte's first new production at the Savoy, 1882
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Programme cover for original production of The Mikado, 1885
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Carte's Royal English Opera House, 1891, during the run of Ivanhoe
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The Entr'acte expresses its pleasure that Gilbert and Sullivan are reunited.
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George Grossmith comforts Carte after failure of The Grand Duke
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Carte's family: clockwise from top left, Blanche, Helen, Lucas, and Rupert
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Carte's grave at St Andrews Church, Fairlight
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Planter in the Embankment Gardens behind the Savoy Hotel
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"Spy" cartoon in Vanity Fair
