Costume Design
1971 (made)
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Design for a dancer or possibly for Anita Harris in To See Such Fun, showing a full length female figure, wearing a full length, purple dress, with, at the waist, a belt of linked white squares, the bodice and skirt decorated with narrow bands of white forming a v-shape to the bodice and running vertically down the length of the dress, the wide sleeves randomly patterned with spots or sequins and ending in wide feather edged cuff. She wears a white choker with a large purple stone to the front. The background is painted in grey-brown gouache. The whole is framed within a rectangle drawn in ink. The design is signed and dated and inscribed with the name of the scene.
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Materials and techniques | Pen and ink, pencil and gouache on paper |
Brief description | Design by Cynthia Tingey for a dancer, or for Anita Harris, in the Finale of To See Such Fun, London Palladium, 1971 |
Physical description | Design for a dancer or possibly for Anita Harris in To See Such Fun, showing a full length female figure, wearing a full length, purple dress, with, at the waist, a belt of linked white squares, the bodice and skirt decorated with narrow bands of white forming a v-shape to the bodice and running vertically down the length of the dress, the wide sleeves randomly patterned with spots or sequins and ending in wide feather edged cuff. She wears a white choker with a large purple stone to the front. The background is painted in grey-brown gouache. The whole is framed within a rectangle drawn in ink. The design is signed and dated and inscribed with the name of the scene. |
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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 either for a dancer or for the singer, Anita Harris, in the revue, To See Such Fun, London Palladium, 26 April 1971. The production was directed by Albert J. Knight. |
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Literary reference | To See Such Fun |
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Accession number | S.161-1999 |
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Record created | July 19, 2000 |
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