Set Design
1944 (drawn)
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Design by Gladys Calthrop for a backdrop for Acts II and III of Noel Coward's play Private Lives, showing the view from Amanda's flat in Paris. Possibly for the production at the Apollo Theatre, London, opening 1 November 1944.
Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, she married, and later separated from, Everard E. Calthrop. She met Noel Coward in Italy during 1921, they subsequently became friends and worked together on many plays. Their first collaboration was on The Vortex in 1924 for which Calthrop designed both sets and costumes. She worked in both London and New York.
Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, she married, and later separated from, Everard E. Calthrop. She met Noel Coward in Italy during 1921, they subsequently became friends and worked together on many plays. Their first collaboration was on The Vortex in 1924 for which Calthrop designed both sets and costumes. She worked in both London and New York.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Design by Gladys Calthrop for a backdrop for Acts II and III of Noel Coward's play Private Lives, possibly 1944. Gladys Calthrop Design Collection. |
| Physical description | Squared up design for a backdrop depicting a view of Paris. Annotated in pencil and ballpoint pen. Signed by the artist, lower right hand corner |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '"Private Lives" / backing to window O.P. / Painted to Day - / but must be pierced for / lights at night & [...] / a few small for the / front houses - back can / be pierced - / opaque the whole for lights' (Inscribed in pencil and ballpoint pen, upper right ) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Gladys Calthrop |
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| Literary reference | Private Lives |
| Summary | Design by Gladys Calthrop for a backdrop for Acts II and III of Noel Coward's play Private Lives, showing the view from Amanda's flat in Paris. Possibly for the production at the Apollo Theatre, London, opening 1 November 1944. Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, she married, and later separated from, Everard E. Calthrop. She met Noel Coward in Italy during 1921, they subsequently became friends and worked together on many plays. Their first collaboration was on The Vortex in 1924 for which Calthrop designed both sets and costumes. She worked in both London and New York. |
| Other number | THM/52 - Archive number |
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| Accession number | S.518-2012 |
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| Record created | May 16, 2012 |
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