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Theatre Costume

1911
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Place of origin

Costume for the Girl, worn by Adeline Genée in A Dream of Roses and Butterflies, London Coliseum, 1911. Pink taffeta period ballet dress with black velvet and white fringe trim.

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Brief description
Pink tafetta period ballet dress worn by Adeline Genée in A Dream of Roses and Butterflies, London Coliseum, 1911.
Physical description
Costume for the Girl, worn by Adeline Genée in A Dream of Roses and Butterflies, London Coliseum, 1911. Pink taffeta period ballet dress with black velvet and white fringe trim.
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Given by the Royal Academy of Dance
Object history
Costume for the Girl worn by Adeline Genée in the ballet 'A Dream of Roses and Butterflies', London Coliseum, 12th June 1911. The choreography for the ballet was by Adeline Genée; the music was selected from works by Gounod, Eilenberg, Moszkowski, and Delibes; the scenery was designed by Philip Howden, and the costumes were designed by Wilhelm.

'A Dream of Roses and Butterflies' was an extended version of the divertissement 'Roses and Butterflies', first presented by Genée in the musical comedy 'The Bachelor Belles', at the Chestnut Street Opera House, Philadelphia on 3rd October1910. Genée expanded the divertissement for London, adding an introduction in which a young girl, after a lovers' tiff and reconciliation, falls asleep on her couch, holding the posy of roses he has given her - the divertissement being her dream.
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Association
Literary referenceA Dream of Roses and Buuterflies
Collection
Accession number
S.1444-1982

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Record createdOctober 19, 2004
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