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Costume Design

1943 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for Alice in Alice in Wonderland, 1943. Gladys Calthrop Design Collection.

This stage version of Lewis Carroll's novel opened on 24 December 1943 at the Scala Theatre, Charlotte Street, London. It was dramatised by Clemence Dane, with music by Richard Addinsell. The director was Esme Church.

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

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil and pen drawing on card
Brief description
Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for Alice in Alice in Wonderland, 1943. Gladys Calthrop Design Collection
Physical description
Cut out figure of Alice, drawn in pen and ink and pencil on card.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17cm
  • Width: 8.2cm (approx)
Irregular dimensions
Credit line
Bequeathed by Gladys Calthrop
Association
Literary referenceAlice in Wonderland
Summary
Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for Alice in Alice in Wonderland, 1943. Gladys Calthrop Design Collection.

This stage version of Lewis Carroll's novel opened on 24 December 1943 at the Scala Theatre, Charlotte Street, London. It was dramatised by Clemence Dane, with music by Richard Addinsell. The director was Esme Church.

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
Collection
Accession number
S.560-2012

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Record createdMay 18, 2012
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