Costume Design
1968 (made)
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Design for Dame Durden in Jack and the Beanstalk, showing a full length female figure wearing a long sleeved, high necked white blouse with, over, a turquoise, low cut bodice fastened at the front with white lacing, the fronts, neck and edges decorated with thin bands of mustard yellow, a short 'tutu' style skirt in mustard with hanging turquoise bows to each side of the waist and turquoise flowers to the hem, white herringbone patterned tights and green calf length boots with turquoise lacings. She wears 1960s spectacles and has her hair in two thick plaits. The background is painted in brown gouache. The design is signed and dated and on the reverse is inscribed with the name of the actor and the pantomime.
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Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and gouache on paper |
Brief description | Design by Cynthia Tingey for Dame Durden in Jack and the Beanstalk, London Palladium, 1968 |
Physical description | Design for Dame Durden in Jack and the Beanstalk, showing a full length female figure wearing a long sleeved, high necked white blouse with, over, a turquoise, low cut bodice fastened at the front with white lacing, the fronts, neck and edges decorated with thin bands of mustard yellow, a short 'tutu' style skirt in mustard with hanging turquoise bows to each side of the waist and turquoise flowers to the hem, white herringbone patterned tights and green calf length boots with turquoise lacings. She wears 1960s spectacles and has her hair in two thick plaits. The background is painted in brown gouache. The design is signed and dated and on the reverse is inscribed with the name of the actor and the pantomime. |
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Production type | Unique |
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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, Jack and the Beanstalk, at the London Palladium, 17 December 1968. The production was directed by Albert J. Knight. Arthur Askey played Dame Durden. 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. |
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Literary reference | Jack and the Beanstalk |
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Accession number | S.121-1999 |
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Record created | July 3, 2000 |
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