Emile Littler Archive

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Artist/Maker	Comelli, Attilio (designer)
Place of origin	London (drawn)

Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Chauffeur in Act II in Betty at Daly's Theatre in April 1915, Emile Littler Archive.

This production of Betty was a musical play in three acts, by Frederick Lonsdale and Gladys Unger, music by Paul A. Rubens. Additions numbers by Ernest Stefan and Merlin Morgan and lyrics by Adrian Ross and Paul A. Rubens.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Drawings Paintings
Object type	Costume design
Title	Emile Littler Archive (named collection)
Materials and techniques	Pen and ink and watercolour on paper Pen and Ink Watercolour Paper Free-Hand Drawing Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description	Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Chauffeur in Act II in Betty at Daly's Theatre in April 1915, Emile Littler Archive.
Physical description	Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Chauffeur in Act II in Betty at Daly's Theatre in April 1915. Male figure in a maching grey jacket and trousers, grey hat with black brim, grey gloves and black shoes. Drawn on paper.
Dimensions	Height: 32.7cm Width: 16.4cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Act II/ Chauffeur' (Inscribed in pen on the right hand side.) Transliteration
Credit line	Gift of the Estate of Emile Littler
Literary reference	Betty
Summary	Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Chauffeur in Act II in Betty at Daly's Theatre in April 1915, Emile Littler Archive. This production of Betty was a musical play in three acts, by Frederick Lonsdale and Gladys Unger, music by Paul A. Rubens. Additions numbers by Ernest Stefan and Merlin Morgan and lyrics by Adrian Ross and Paul A. Rubens.
Associated object	THM/144 (Series)
Other numbers	Betty File THM/144 - Archive number
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.2431-2010

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Record created	October 12, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1174499/emile-littler-archive-costume-design-comelli-attilio/

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