Gladys Calthrop costume design for La Locandiera
Costume Design
1926 (performed)
1926 (performed)
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Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for the character of Ortensia in <i>La Locandiera</i>, 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 costume design for La Locandiera (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil drawing on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for the character of Ortensia in La Locandiera, for a production at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York, 1926. Gladys Calthrop Design Collection |
| Physical description | Recto features full-length drawing of the character of Ortensia, wearing a pink dress with dark red underskirt and dark red detail on the bodice. Wearing a black hat and holding a black eye mask. Signed by the artist, lower left. Verso features pencil sketch of female character, wearing a gown. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Gladys Calthrop |
| Literary reference | La Locandiera |
| Summary | Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for the character of Ortensia in <i>La Locandiera</i>, 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.632-2012 |
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| Record created | May 25, 2012 |
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