Lot 856: Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator,

Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator, 1906-1960- "Ivor Novello, 1935"; pen and brush with black and blue ink, heightened with white, signed, inscribed and dated 35, 50x36cm, (unframed) Note: During 1935 Novello was arranging "Glamorous Night" a musical, with book and music by Novello and lyrics by Christopher Hassall, Novello's collaborator in six of the eight Novello musicals staged between 1935 and 1951. Glamorous Night was the first of several Novello musicals in the 1930s given an expensive, spectacular production, with several scene changes and a large cast, including many extras and dancers. Scenes included a London street, the set of an operetta performed in the fictional country of Krasnia, shipboard skating and assassination scenes, the sinking of the ship, a bustling gypsy wedding and a Royal ballroom. The musical was first performed in London in 1935.