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Dancers at the Danny La Rue Club

Costume Design
1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for cabaret artistes at the Danny La Rue Club, showing five full length figures, the three left hand figures, two female, one male, dressed as sailors, the showgirls in very short white tunics with sailor collars and white hats, the male dancer in a similar tunic and hat with white bell bottomed trousers, the two right hand figures dressed as Far Eastern temple dancers in white robes and high headdresses. The design is painted on black paper and is signed and inscribed with the name of the venue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDancers at the Danny La Rue Club (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache and crayon on paper
Brief description
Design by Cynthia Tingey for dancers at the Danny La Rue Club, London, 1966
Physical description
Design for cabaret artistes at the Danny La Rue Club, showing five full length figures, the three left hand figures, two female, one male, dressed as sailors, the showgirls in very short white tunics with sailor collars and white hats, the male dancer in a similar tunic and hat with white bell bottomed trousers, the two right hand figures dressed as Far Eastern temple dancers in white robes and high headdresses. The design is painted on black paper and is signed and inscribed with the name of the venue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 161mm
  • Width: 314mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Cynthia Tingey' (Signature; Lower centre; Handwriting; Crayon)
  • 'Danny La Rue' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner; Handwriting; crayon)
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 a cabaret at the Danny La Rue Club, London, in 1966.

Historical significance: An example of cabaret costume design of the second half of the 20th century and of the work of a designer who specialised in pantomime and variety design.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.77-1999

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Record createdApril 12, 2000
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