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Emile Littler Archive

Costume Design
1923 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Attilio Comelli for a female character in Act I of Madame Pompadour at Daly's Theatre, 1923.

Madame Pompadour is a French operetta composed by Leo Fall based on the life of Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV.

This costume design is from the English version, adapted by Frederick Lonsdale and Harry Graham, which premiered at Daly's Theatre, London on 20th December 1923.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEmile Littler Archive (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and watercolour
Brief description
Costume design by Attilio Comelli for a female character in Act I of Madame Pompadour at Daly's Theatre, 1923. Emile Littler Archive.
Physical description
Costume design for a female character in Act I of Madame Pompadour at Daly's Theatre. Female figure in a yellow dress with a floral pattern and green trim. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.8cm
  • Width: 27.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ACT I' (Written in bottom right hand corner)
  • '7 alias' (Written in top left hand corner)
  • 'Miss Balington' (Written in bottom left hand corner)
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Gift of the Estate of Emile Littler
Literary referenceMadame Pompadour
Summary
Costume design by Attilio Comelli for a female character in Act I of Madame Pompadour at Daly's Theatre, 1923.

Madame Pompadour is a French operetta composed by Leo Fall based on the life of Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV.

This costume design is from the English version, adapted by Frederick Lonsdale and Harry Graham, which premiered at Daly's Theatre, London on 20th December 1923.
Associated object
THM/144 (Series)
Other number
THM/144 - Archive number
Collection
Accession number
S.2894-2010

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Record createdNovember 3, 2010
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