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All the Year Round

Photograph
1904 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stage photograph of a ballet of birds and flowers representing May in All the Year Round, created for the Alhambra Theatre, London, 21 January 1904. The choreography was by Lucia Cormani, Fred Farren and Giovanni Rosi, with music by James M. Glover, scenery by Bruce Smith, E.H. Ryan and Philip Howden and costumes designed by Comelli and made by Alias.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAll the Year Round (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photograph on card
Brief description
Photograph of the May scene in the ballet All the Year Round, created for the Alhambra Theatre, London, 1904
Physical description
Stage photograph of a ballet of birds and flowers representing May in All the Year Round.
Dimensions
  • Height: 220mm
  • Width: 295mm
Credit line
Alfred Moul Collection / Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
This photograph is part of an archival collection relating to the Alhambra Theatre, London, under the management of Alfred Moul. It was given to the V&A's Gabrielle Enthoven Collection before the formation of the V&A Theatre Museum. The collection comprises papers, correspondence, scripts and photographs covering the period 1902-1913 and has been assigned the archive number THM/75. Photographs of Alhambra ballets have been treated as museum objects and have been formally accessioned.
Summary
Stage photograph of a ballet of birds and flowers representing May in All the Year Round, created for the Alhambra Theatre, London, 21 January 1904. The choreography was by Lucia Cormani, Fred Farren and Giovanni Rosi, with music by James M. Glover, scenery by Bruce Smith, E.H. Ryan and Philip Howden and costumes designed by Comelli and made by Alias.
Associated object
THM/75 (Archive record)
Collection
Accession number
S.865-2017

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Record createdAugust 11, 2017
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