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Costume Design

1964 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for Widow Twankey in Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, showing a full length grey haired female figure wearing a short green cape over a black blouse patterned with purple diamonds, a knee length skirt of vertical black over a pink lace petticoat, orange, pink and purple stripes, tights patterned with horizontal stripes in two shades of orange, black ankle boots and a black bonnet. The background is painted in grey gouache. The design is signed and dated.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and gouache on paper
Brief description
Design by Cynthia Tingey for Widow Twankey in Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, London Palladium, 1964
Physical description
Design for Widow Twankey in Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, showing a full length grey haired female figure wearing a short green cape over a black blouse patterned with purple diamonds, a knee length skirt of vertical black over a pink lace petticoat, orange, pink and purple stripes, tights patterned with horizontal stripes in two shades of orange, black ankle boots and a black bonnet. The background is painted in grey gouache. The design is signed and dated.
Dimensions
  • Height: 275mm
  • Width: 186mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'Cynthia Tingey - '64' (Signature; Lower centre; Handwriting; Ink)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Object history
This is one of a collection of designs for pantomime and cabaret, given to the Theatre Museum by the designer, Cynthia Tingey, who created the costumes for 15 of the annual London Palladium pantomimes. This design was made for the pantomime, Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, at the London Palladium, 22 December 1964. The production was directed by Albert J. Knight. Arthur Askey played Widow Twankey.

Historical significance: An example of pantomime costume design of the second half of the 20th century and of the work of a designer who specialised in pantomime and variety design. It is also an example of a design for a pantomime dame.
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceAladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Collection
Accession number
S.5-1999

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Record createdMarch 17, 2000
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