Costume Design
1960 (made)
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Design for Danny la Rue in the Winston Club Cabaret, showing a full length female figure, wearing a full length, long sleeved, Empire line dress in pink, the upper sleeves puffed and gathered to tight fitting lower sleeves, the bodice and upper sleeves spotted randomly in white. She wears a white necklace and a white headdress in the shape of a laurel wreath and carries a large pink ostrich feather fan in her left hand. The design is painted on black paper and is signed and dated and inscribed with the name of the actor, the character and the venue. On the reverse is a rough sketch of a female figure.
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Materials and techniques | Crayon and gouache on paper |
Brief description | Design by Cynthia Tingey for Danny La Rue in the Winston Club Cabaret, London, 1960 |
Physical description | Design for Danny la Rue in the Winston Club Cabaret, showing a full length female figure, wearing a full length, long sleeved, Empire line dress in pink, the upper sleeves puffed and gathered to tight fitting lower sleeves, the bodice and upper sleeves spotted randomly in white. She wears a white necklace and a white headdress in the shape of a laurel wreath and carries a large pink ostrich feather fan in her left hand. The design is painted on black paper and is signed and dated and inscribed with the name of the actor, the character and the venue. On the reverse is a rough sketch of a female figure. |
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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 Danny La Rue in a cabaret at the Winston Club, London, 1960. 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. It is also an example of a design for a female impersonator. |
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Accession number | S.170-1999 |
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Record created | July 19, 2000 |
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