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Costume Design

Costume Design
1974 (Painted, Drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design for a Verger in "Manon". The design depicts a full length male figure wearing a long black cassock. He also wears black buckle shoes, and a short powdered grey wig with curls at the side. A Fabric swatch is attached to the lower right hand corner of the mount.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCostume Design (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, Pen & Ink, Ink, on Paper
Brief description
Costume design by Alix Stone for a Verger in "Manon", English National Opera, London Coliseum, January 24th 1974.
Physical description
Costume design for a Verger in "Manon". The design depicts a full length male figure wearing a long black cassock. He also wears black buckle shoes, and a short powdered grey wig with curls at the side. A Fabric swatch is attached to the lower right hand corner of the mount.
Dimensions
  • Height: 381mm
  • Width: 253mm
  • Mount height: 425mm
  • Mount width: 297mm
The design has been glued directly onto a card mount.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • ' A. S. ' (Signature; Lower left hand side of the mount.; handwriting; pencil)
  • ' Verger ' (Textual information; Lower left hand corner of the design.; handwriting; ink)
  • ' 17 / Scally / III 2 / Scally ' (Textual information; Along the left hand side of the design.; handwriting; pencil)
  • ' 17 S. Wells ' (Textual information; Across the top of the mount.; handwriting; pencil)
  • ' or / thicken / Cloth / From stock ' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner of the design.; handwriting; Ballpoint pen)
Object history
This costume design by Alix Stone is part of an extensive collection of designs purchased by the Theatre Museum directly from the artist in 1994. The design was executed for a production of Massenet's opera "Manon" performed by the English National Opera at the London Coliseum, January 24th 1974. The opera was translated by Edmund Tracey, and the production was directed by John Copley. The scenery was designed by Henry Bardon; the lighting was designed by Robert Bryan; and the choreographer was Pauline Grant. The production was subsequently revived at the Coliseum in September 1974, and extensively toured various English provincial theatres during the springs of 1974 and 1975.

The production was later revised with some new costume designs by Alix Stone at the London Coliseum on April 12th 1979. This revised version was subsequently revived at the Coliseum in February 1980, February 1982, and October 1984.
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Associations
Literary references
  • Manon Lescaut
  • Manon
Collection
Accession number
S.202-2001

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Record createdMay 17, 2001
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