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Puss in Boots

Set Design
1949 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Set model piece for 'The Royal Kitchen' scene in pantomime Puss in Boots, London Palladium, 1949.

Puss in Boots starred comedian Tommy Trinder as Miffins and American double act George and Bert Bernard as Dandelion and Buttercup. The show’s scenery was designed by Charles Reading, with costumes for the Cat Ballet designed by Erte.

The Times described the show as “very pretty” and “the most spectacular of the three big London pantomimes” that year.

The production also featured a speciality act called Al Gordon’s Dogs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePuss in Boots (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache and watercolour on card
Brief description
Set model piece for 'The Royal Kitchen' scene in pantomime Puss in Boots, London Palladium, 1949
Physical description
Gouache and watercolour on card set model piece for Act 2 Scene 8 in pantomime Puss in Boots, London Palladium, 1949. This backdrop for 'The Royal Kitchen' features a yellow kitchen with grey furnishings including a dresser and a fireplace.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31cm
  • Width: 67.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PALER YELLOW' (On front side in pencil)
  • 'Reaching' (On reverse side in black ink)
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Roger Fox
Summary
Set model piece for 'The Royal Kitchen' scene in pantomime Puss in Boots, London Palladium, 1949.

Puss in Boots starred comedian Tommy Trinder as Miffins and American double act George and Bert Bernard as Dandelion and Buttercup. The show’s scenery was designed by Charles Reading, with costumes for the Cat Ballet designed by Erte.

The Times described the show as “very pretty” and “the most spectacular of the three big London pantomimes” that year.

The production also featured a speciality act called Al Gordon’s Dogs.
Collection
Accession number
S.83-2015

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Record createdFebruary 11, 2015
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