Gladys Calthrop stage plan for La Locandiera
Set Design
1926 (performed)
1926 (performed)
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Set design by Gladys Calthrop for a scene in La Locandiera, a comedy by Goldoni, for a production at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York, 22nd November 1926. Production presented by the Civic Repertory Company. Text translated and adapted from the Italian by Helen Lohman. Gladys Calthrop Design Collection.
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. 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. She worked in both London and New York.
Object details
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| Title | Gladys Calthrop stage plan for La Locandiera (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Stage plan by Gladys Calthrop for a scene in La Locandiera at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York, 22nd November 1926. Gladys Calthrop Design Collection |
| Physical description | Centre of the page features plan of the stage. Sketch of a door is visible on the left side of the page. Signed by the artist, upper right. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Gladys Calthrop |
| Literary reference | La Locandiera |
| Summary | Set design by Gladys Calthrop for a scene in La Locandiera, a comedy by Goldoni, for a production at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York, 22nd November 1926. Production presented by the Civic Repertory Company. Text translated and adapted from the Italian by Helen Lohman. Gladys Calthrop Design Collection. 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. She worked in both London and New York. |
| Other number | THM/52 - Archive number |
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| Accession number | S.631-2012 |
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| Record created | May 25, 2012 |
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