Costume worn by Danny La Rue as Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly!
Theatre Costume
1984 (made)
1984 (made)
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Theatre costume with matching accessories, worn by the female impersonator Danny La Rue (1927-2009) in the title role of Hello Dolly, produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre in 1984
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 12 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Costume worn by Danny La Rue as Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly! (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton with appliquéd decoration, leather, plastic. |
| Brief description | Theatre costume with matching accessories, worn by Danny La Rue (1927-2009) as Dolly Levi, the title role of Hello Dolly!, Prince of Wales Theatre, 3 January 1984 |
| Physical description | Theatre costume with matching accessories, worn by Danny La Rue (1927-2009) as Dolly Levi, the title role of Hello Dolly, Prince of Wales Theatre, 3 January 1984 |
| Gallery label | Re:Imagining Musicals, 15 October 2022 - 4 February 2024
Danny La Rue as Dolly Levi
In Hello, Dolly!’s 1984 West End revival, female impersonator Danny La Rue made history as Dolly Levi. However, this was not his first female role in a musical. Twenty years earlier, La Rue had replaced Avis Bunnage in Oh What a Lovely War. Designer Tim Goodchild’s Hello Dolly! headpiece was later worn by La Rue when playing a pantomime Dame.
Costume design for Danny La Rue as Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly!, Prince of Wales Theatre
1984 (printed 2022)
Designed by Tim Goodchild
Ink on paper
Museum no. NCOL.391-2022
Headpiece and wig for Danny La Rue as Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly!, Prince of Wales Theatre
1984
Designed by Tim Goodchild
Feathers, cut-glass jewels, sequins and diamante on wire frame,
with wig of synthetic hair on net
Museum no. S.1616:3 and 4-2014(2022) |
| Literary reference | Mother Goose |
| Summary | Theatre costume with matching accessories, worn by the female impersonator Danny La Rue (1927-2009) in the title role of Hello Dolly, produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre in 1984 |
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| Accession number | S.1616:1 to 12-2014 |
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| Record created | July 28, 2014 |
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