Dressing Gown
ca. 1943
Long dressing gown in buff slub ?rayon with shawl collar, pocket trim and turn back cuffs of black silk reps
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Long dressing gown in buff slub? rayon with shawl collar worn by Robert Flemyng as Garry Essendine in Present Laughter by Noel Coward, 1966 |
| Physical description | Long dressing gown in buff slub ?rayon with shawl collar, pocket trim and turn back cuffs of black silk reps |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | ' de Free's / New York ' (Label) |
| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | According to the BTMA index, this dressing gown was worn by Coward in the first production of Present Laughter in 1943, but it does not appear in any of the photographs of the production. Coward gave the dressing gown to Robert Flemyng, who played Garry Essendine in a tour of the play opening at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle in March 1966 (possibly a continuation of the tour of the Queen's Theatre, London, 1965 production, which was on tour in March 1966 with Nigel Patrick as Garry Essendine) |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Association | |
| Literary reference | Present Laughter |
| Other number | 1973/A/139 - BTMA accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1408-1984 |
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| Record created | August 16, 2004 |
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