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The Music Box Show

Set Design
1960 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Set design of Act I Scene 9: "The Great Waltz", The Imperial Palace, Vienna for The Music Box Show, starring Liberace, London Palladium, 1960.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Music Box Show (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache, pastel and ink on drawing board
Brief description
Set design of Act I Scene 9: "The Great Waltz", The Imperial Palace, Vienna for The Music Box Show, starring Liberace, London Palladium, 1960
Physical description
Gouache, pastel and ink on drawing board Set design of Act I Scene 9: "The Great Waltz", The Imperial Palace, Vienna for The Music Box Show, starring Liberace, London Palladium, 1960. The design features a large ballroom in the Imperial Palace with light blue walls and chairs, along with two free-standing gold candelabras and gold chandelier. There is a figure playing a gold grand piano at centre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.8cm
  • Width: 35.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Scene 6 (On reverse in blue ink)
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Roger Fox
Summary
Set design of Act I Scene 9: "The Great Waltz", The Imperial Palace, Vienna for The Music Box Show, starring Liberace, London Palladium, 1960.
Collection
Accession number
S.1099-2015

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Record createdJune 30, 2015
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