Haddon Hall
Silk Train
1890s-1920s (made)
1890s-1920s (made)
| Place of origin |
This silk train was worn by Catherine Pelling in a production of Haddon Hall, an opera written by Arthur Sullivan (music) and Sydney Grundy (libretto).
The first production of Haddon Hall opened at the Savoy Theatre on 24th September 1892 and ran for 204 performances. The plot bases itself on the elopement of Dorothy Manners with the Duke of Rutland in 1563. Grundy re-located the story to 1660 to present a more dramatic backdrop of the Civil War. Notably, it not only was the first Sullivan opera to be produced at the Savoy Theatre without a libretto by W. S. Gilbert, but was also the first to focus on romance over comedy and the first to be based on a historical incident.
The first production of Haddon Hall opened at the Savoy Theatre on 24th September 1892 and ran for 204 performances. The plot bases itself on the elopement of Dorothy Manners with the Duke of Rutland in 1563. Grundy re-located the story to 1660 to present a more dramatic backdrop of the Civil War. Notably, it not only was the first Sullivan opera to be produced at the Savoy Theatre without a libretto by W. S. Gilbert, but was also the first to focus on romance over comedy and the first to be based on a historical incident.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Haddon Hall (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk |
| Brief description | Silk train from a dress worn in Haddon Hall |
| Physical description | Green silk train embroidered with leaves and flowers, with a yellow silk lining. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte |
| Object history | This silk train was donated to the D'Oyly Carte Company in 1985. |
| Summary | This silk train was worn by Catherine Pelling in a production of Haddon Hall, an opera written by Arthur Sullivan (music) and Sydney Grundy (libretto). The first production of Haddon Hall opened at the Savoy Theatre on 24th September 1892 and ran for 204 performances. The plot bases itself on the elopement of Dorothy Manners with the Duke of Rutland in 1563. Grundy re-located the story to 1660 to present a more dramatic backdrop of the Civil War. Notably, it not only was the first Sullivan opera to be produced at the Savoy Theatre without a libretto by W. S. Gilbert, but was also the first to focus on romance over comedy and the first to be based on a historical incident. |
| Associated object | THM/73/14/10 (Archive record) |
| Other number | THM/73/34 - Archive number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.88-2017 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2017 |
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