Babes in the Wood
Technical Drawing
1950 (designed)
1950 (designed)
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Technical drawing relating to the pantomime Babes in the Wood, London Palladium, 1950.
In 1947, Val Parnell took over the management of the London Palladium, one of the largest theatres in Britain. Under Parnell, the Palladium presented large-scale spectacular pantomimes until 1987 and became known as the Home of Pantomime due to its lavish productions featuring the biggest celebrity names of the time.
Babes in the Wood starred actor Sonnie Hale as Nurse Glucose and stage and screen actress and singer Adele Dixon as Robin Hood. The production was described by The Times as “up to date [...] with scenery and songs adapted to current standards of taste.” The show’s scenery and costumes were designed by Alec Shanks and Erté, who had previously designed the cat ballet costumes for 1949’s Puss in Boots at the venue.
The show also featured Kirby’s flying ballet and a ‘corps de ballet’ of 33 dancers.
In 1947, Val Parnell took over the management of the London Palladium, one of the largest theatres in Britain. Under Parnell, the Palladium presented large-scale spectacular pantomimes until 1987 and became known as the Home of Pantomime due to its lavish productions featuring the biggest celebrity names of the time.
Babes in the Wood starred actor Sonnie Hale as Nurse Glucose and stage and screen actress and singer Adele Dixon as Robin Hood. The production was described by The Times as “up to date [...] with scenery and songs adapted to current standards of taste.” The show’s scenery and costumes were designed by Alec Shanks and Erté, who had previously designed the cat ballet costumes for 1949’s Puss in Boots at the venue.
The show also featured Kirby’s flying ballet and a ‘corps de ballet’ of 33 dancers.
Object details
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| Title | Babes in the Wood (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil on tracing paper |
| Brief description | Technical drawing relating to the pantomime Babes in the Wood, London Palladium, 1950 |
| Physical description | Technical drawing relating to Scene 1 of the pantomime Babes in the Wood, London Palladium, 1950. The drawing shows a design for two structures intended to be used within a theatre. The designs, which are formed from intersecting shapes, are not fully labelled, but some measurements are recorded. |
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| Credit line | Given by Roger Fox |
| Summary | Technical drawing relating to the pantomime Babes in the Wood, London Palladium, 1950. In 1947, Val Parnell took over the management of the London Palladium, one of the largest theatres in Britain. Under Parnell, the Palladium presented large-scale spectacular pantomimes until 1987 and became known as the Home of Pantomime due to its lavish productions featuring the biggest celebrity names of the time. Babes in the Wood starred actor Sonnie Hale as Nurse Glucose and stage and screen actress and singer Adele Dixon as Robin Hood. The production was described by The Times as “up to date [...] with scenery and songs adapted to current standards of taste.” The show’s scenery and costumes were designed by Alec Shanks and Erté, who had previously designed the cat ballet costumes for 1949’s Puss in Boots at the venue. The show also featured Kirby’s flying ballet and a ‘corps de ballet’ of 33 dancers. |
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| Accession number | S.2497-2014 |
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| Record created | December 17, 2014 |
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