Dulwich Archive

#OTD 1897 The Alleyn Club @OA_Association met for a Spring dinner at the Holborn Restaurant. The evening included not only a lavish repast but also a musical programme concluding with everyone singing Auld Lang Syne. The front cover of the menu @DCArchives has a nautical theme.

What better place for a new play about Shackleton than the Church directly next door to his childhood home @SponProdsTC

To find out more, see the longer piece by @sumit thersa.org/rsa-journal/op…

The RSA @theRSAorg have produced a short film exploring the importance of optimism in saving the lives of everyone on Shackleton's Endurance expedition youtube.com/watch?v=OTqGod…

Discover the College’s connection to some of the greatest names in rock music, including David Bowie, in the @DCArchives current exhibition ‘The thrill of it all: Music and Revolution at Dulwich College 1968-1978.’ For more info ow.ly/uH9Y50UMvH0 @OA_Association

Thank you to OAs who joined us last night for a fabulous preview of the @DCArchives exhibition The Thrill of It All: Music and Revolution at Dulwich College 1968–1978, which unveils the College’s iconic ties to rock legends including David Bowie, Roxy Music, & Robert Wyatt!

@RussellKane @DulwichCollege @DavidBowieReal @roxymusic @philmanzanera I was amazed at how much memorabilia there was, about so many bands! It was really well displayed too.

We are pleased to announce that fans of Bowie, Roxy Music and Rock & Roll (plus the revolutionary background that inspired them) can now book to see The Thrill Of It All: Music & Revolution at Dulwich 1968-1978 trybooking.com/uk/events/land…?

#OTD 1894 The Alleyn Club @OA_Association met at The Criterion in Piccadilly Circus for dinner. In those days they met 4 times a year, the Spring, Autumn and Christmas meetings were informal, while the Summer dinner was the official Annual Dinner, now held in November.

The Raymond Chandler prize books we bought from @DoyleNewYork have just arrived. Chandler won the prizes while at school @DulwichCollege 1900-1905. Their condition suggests he read them & that they moved around the world with him.

#OTD 1686 William Cartwright Jr. (or the younger), died. He was an actor like his father, but due to the Civil War & Commonwealth turned himself into a book & picture dealer. He left his collection to @DulwichCollege, the paintings are @DulwichGallery.

The Winter 2024 issue of @DulwichSociety journal arrived today with fascinating articles on women and politics from Suffragettes to present day, Dulwich Court Farm, headgear from Everitt W. Vero and the new stained glass in St Stephen's Church among many other pieces.

So pleased that @FloellaBenjamin will be one of the guest editors @BBCRadio4 @BBCr4today over the Christmas period.

With many thanks to the #PGWodehouse Society (UK) we have received the December editions of By the Way with a reprint of a 1908 short story The Kind Hearted Editor and Wooster Sauce which includes an article on Plum and Cricket. To join the society see pgwodehousesociety.org.uk

Just listened to Paul Sinha @OA_Association, Ultimate Pub Quiz @BBCSounds. Monday’s 50th episode included many questions about his old school @DulwichCollege. Although some ‘facts’ were sadly incorrect.

“On this day in 1542, the Battle of Solway Moss left James V enfeebled and ill, clearing the way for his young daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots, to claim the throne weeks later”: smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how…

We are very grateful to Bill MacCormick @OA_Association for donating copies of his recent publications The Long Road to the Somme: Episodes 1870-1915 and Planning the Big Push @DCArchives. His history monographs are written under the name Alan MacDonald.

On Thursday at 8pm the @BBCFOUR4 Powell & Pressburger season starts with Martin Scorcese Remembers… Powell and Pressburger. For more information see: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…. Michael Powell was at school @DulwichCollege 1920-22.

If you missed Martin Scorcese’s documentary Made in England: the films of Powell and Pressburger in a cinema, you can see it @BBCTwo tonight at 10pm

After weeks of rehearsals and a lot of hard work, our students are ready to bring Chicago to life! The countdown to showtime at the end of the month is on, and we can’t wait for you to experience it. ticketsource.co.uk/elthamarts/e-d… #ElthamCollege #Chicago