Emile Littler Archive
Costume Design
1921 (drawn)
1921 (drawn)
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Costume design by Attilio Comelli for a member of the chorus in a production of Sybil at Daly's Theatre, in 1921.
Sybil, or Szibill in the original Hungarian is an operetta with music by Victor Jacobi. The story follows Sybil, a singer from Paris, who arrives in Russia and meets an officer, Petrov who falls in love with her. There follows a case of mistaken identity in which Sybil is thought to be the wife of the Grand Duke. The Grand Duke goes along with this deception and his wife pretends to be Sybil. The Grand Duchess then becomes attracted to Petrov and the Grand Duke tries to attack him. After much confusion everyone's true identity is revealed and the play ends happily.
Comelli (1858-1925) was the house designer of the Royal Opera House from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. During this period he also worked for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and also designed costumes from a number of Gilbert&Sullivan productions.
This production of the play opened at Daly's Theatre, London on 19th February 1921.
Sybil, or Szibill in the original Hungarian is an operetta with music by Victor Jacobi. The story follows Sybil, a singer from Paris, who arrives in Russia and meets an officer, Petrov who falls in love with her. There follows a case of mistaken identity in which Sybil is thought to be the wife of the Grand Duke. The Grand Duke goes along with this deception and his wife pretends to be Sybil. The Grand Duchess then becomes attracted to Petrov and the Grand Duke tries to attack him. After much confusion everyone's true identity is revealed and the play ends happily.
Comelli (1858-1925) was the house designer of the Royal Opera House from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. During this period he also worked for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and also designed costumes from a number of Gilbert&Sullivan productions.
This production of the play opened at Daly's Theatre, London on 19th February 1921.
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| Title | Emile Littler Archive (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour |
| Brief description | Costume design by Attilio Comelli for a member of the chorus in Sybil at Daly's Theatre, 1921. Emile Littler Archive. |
| Physical description | Costume design for a member of the chorus in Sybil at Daly's Theatre. It shows a full length image of a woman in a costume inspired by Russian 'dress'. The outfit includes a loose deep crimson sleeved jacket bordered with white fur at the hem and at the cuffs of the wide hanging, sleeves, which are also trimmed with a row of three buttons. Beneath this overjacket she wears a close fitting bodice with a white ground, decorated with a leaf pattern in deep crimson and with wide bands of crimson at the centre front and gathered at the waist with a narrow belt striped in white and crimson. Beneath this bodice she wears a white top with a high, rolled, collar. She also wears a narrow, ankle length skirt, red boots and a deep crimson hat trimmed with a wide border of white fur around its brim. The design is signed Comelli and dated 1920. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the Estate of Emile Littler |
| Literary reference | Sybil |
| Summary | Costume design by Attilio Comelli for a member of the chorus in a production of Sybil at Daly's Theatre, in 1921. Sybil, or Szibill in the original Hungarian is an operetta with music by Victor Jacobi. The story follows Sybil, a singer from Paris, who arrives in Russia and meets an officer, Petrov who falls in love with her. There follows a case of mistaken identity in which Sybil is thought to be the wife of the Grand Duke. The Grand Duke goes along with this deception and his wife pretends to be Sybil. The Grand Duchess then becomes attracted to Petrov and the Grand Duke tries to attack him. After much confusion everyone's true identity is revealed and the play ends happily. Comelli (1858-1925) was the house designer of the Royal Opera House from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. During this period he also worked for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and also designed costumes from a number of Gilbert&Sullivan productions. This production of the play opened at Daly's Theatre, London on 19th February 1921. |
| Associated object | THM/144 (Series) |
| Other number | THM/144 - Archive number |
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| Accession number | S.2813-2010 |
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| Record created | November 3, 2010 |
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