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Costume Design

1967 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for Mrs Martha Crusoe in Robinson Crusoe, showing two full length female figures, to the left, a figure wearing a mid thigh length pinafore striped horizontally in blue and pink, with a large pocket to the waist striped vertically with similar stripes, over a mid blue jumper and b/ack tights. She wears an exaggerated high crowned chef's hat tied under the chin with a large white bow and 1960s spectacles. To the right, a figure in a mid blue jumper decorated on the front with a large anchor, a mid blue mini-skirt with white and orange horizontally striped tights and black thigh boots. She wears a blue and white horizontally striped jelly bag hat with an exaggerated 'tail' and 1960s spectacles. 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 Mrs Martha Crusoe in Robinson Crusoe, London Palladium, 1967
Physical description
Design for Mrs Martha Crusoe in Robinson Crusoe, showing two full length female figures, to the left, a figure wearing a mid thigh length pinafore striped horizontally in blue and pink, with a large pocket to the waist striped vertically with similar stripes, over a mid blue jumper and b/ack tights. She wears an exaggerated high crowned chef's hat tied under the chin with a large white bow and 1960s spectacles. To the right, a figure in a mid blue jumper decorated on the front with a large anchor, a mid blue mini-skirt with white and orange horizontally striped tights and black thigh boots. She wears a blue and white horizontally striped jelly bag hat with an exaggerated 'tail' and 1960s spectacles. The design is signed and dated.
Dimensions
  • Height: 274mm
  • Width: 188mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Cynthia Tingey - '67' (Signature; Lower centre; Handwriting; Gouache)
  • 'Ragged / Jelly bag' (Textual information; Lower right hand corner; Handwriting; Pencil)
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, Robinson Crusoe, at the London Palladium, 19 December 1967. The production was directed by Albert J. Knight. Arthur Askey played Mrs Martha Crusoe.

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 referenceRobinson Crusoe
Collection
Accession number
S.144-1999

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Record createdJuly 6, 2000
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