Gladys Calthrop costume design for The Vortex
Costume Design
1924 (drawn)
1924 (drawn)
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This costume is for Florence Lancaster, played by Lilian Braithwaite, in Act I of Noel Coward's The Vortex. The play is set during a country house party at the Lancasters' where family secrets are dramatically revealed. It premiered at the Everyman Theatre in 1924. According to Noel Coward, "The Vortex was an immediate success and established me both as a playwright and as an actor, which was very fortunate, because until then I had not proved myself to be so hot in either capacity."
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 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 worked in both London and New York.
Object details
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| Title | Gladys Calthrop costume design for The Vortex (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil drawing |
| Brief description | Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for Florence Lancaster in Act I of Noel Coward's 'The Vortex', 1924. |
| Physical description | Costume design depicting satin, chiffon and crepe gown. There are notes written around the page. Signed to the right of image in pen. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in pen:
/FLORENCE I/
/? VERY LOW IN FRONT/
/TO FLESH CHIFFON/
/PALE BOIS DE ROSE - CREPE/
/WIDE SATIN HEM/
/SATIN HEM/ (to the hem)
/FULL SIGNATURE IN PEN/
(Written in right hand corner) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Gladys Calthrop |
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| Literary reference | The Vortex |
| Summary | This costume is for Florence Lancaster, played by Lilian Braithwaite, in Act I of Noel Coward's The Vortex. The play is set during a country house party at the Lancasters' where family secrets are dramatically revealed. It premiered at the Everyman Theatre in 1924. According to Noel Coward, "The Vortex was an immediate success and established me both as a playwright and as an actor, which was very fortunate, because until then I had not proved myself to be so hot in either capacity." 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 worked in both London and New York. |
| Other number | THM/52 - Archive number |
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| Accession number | S.576 -2012 |
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| Record created | May 25, 2012 |
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