Twelfth Night
Costume Design
ca. 1926 (drawn)
ca. 1926 (drawn)
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Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for the character of Olivia, for a production of Twelfth Night at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York, 1926. The actress Beatrice Terry played the role of Olivia in this production.
Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, Calthrop 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 also designed the set and costumes for several other productions, other than Coward's plays, including Shakespeare's plays. She worked in both London and New York.
Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, Calthrop 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 also designed the set and costumes for several other productions, other than Coward's plays, including Shakespeare's plays. She worked in both London and New York.
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Title | Twelfth Night (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil drawing |
Brief description | Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for the character of Olivia for a production of Twelfth Night at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York, 1926, Gladys Calthrop Design Collection. |
Physical description | Design shows full-length portrait of the character of Olivia, wearing a blue dress, a silver turban with a green jewel at the front and a chain with a dangling green cross. Design is drawn on paper and backed on card. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Gladys Calthrop |
Literary reference | Twelfth Night |
Summary | Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for the character of Olivia, for a production of Twelfth Night at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York, 1926. The actress Beatrice Terry played the role of Olivia in this production. Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, Calthrop 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 also designed the set and costumes for several other productions, other than Coward's plays, including Shakespeare's plays. She worked in both London and New York. |
Other number | THM/52 - Archive number |
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Accession number | S.207-2012 |
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Record created | May 18, 2012 |
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