Costume Design
1974 (made)
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Design for a showgirl in the Royalty Folies, showing a full length, topless, female figure wearing a minute pair of blue briefs edged in yellow, orange mid calf length boots and copious necklaces and bangles, with an African style headdress in the form of a buffalo's or similar animal's head, with large purple horns randomly spotted in pink, a full mask with, from the crown, an exaggerated plume of multicoloured feathers and beads and, to the back, a large yellow tassel. The whole framed in a rectangle drawn in ink.The background is painted in grey-brown gouache. The design is signed and dated and on the reverse is inscribed with the name of the production and the character.
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Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and gouache on paper |
Brief description | Design by Cynthia Tingey for a Showgirl in the Royalty Folies, Royalty Theatre, 1974 |
Physical description | Design for a showgirl in the Royalty Folies, showing a full length, topless, female figure wearing a minute pair of blue briefs edged in yellow, orange mid calf length boots and copious necklaces and bangles, with an African style headdress in the form of a buffalo's or similar animal's head, with large purple horns randomly spotted in pink, a full mask with, from the crown, an exaggerated plume of multicoloured feathers and beads and, to the back, a large yellow tassel. The whole framed in a rectangle drawn in ink.The background is painted in grey-brown gouache. The design is signed and dated and on the reverse is inscribed with the name of the production and the character. |
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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 Paul Raymond's Royalty Folies, Royalty Theatre,18 March 1974. 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. |
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Literary reference | Royalty Folies |
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Accession number | S.147-1999 |
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Record created | July 6, 2000 |
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