Drury Lane Design Collection
Costume Design
c.1920 (designed)
c.1920 (designed)
Artist/Maker |
Costume design by Comelli marked '8 Gendarmes'. The character and production are not identified but the play is likely to have taken place at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in circa 1920.
Comelli (1858-1925) was the house designer of the Royal Opera House from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. During this period he also worked for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and also designed costumes from a number of Gilbert&Sullivan productions.
This design comes from a collection of costume designs (some of which are costumier's copies) which were originally part of the Archives of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
Comelli (1858-1925) was the house designer of the Royal Opera House from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. During this period he also worked for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and also designed costumes from a number of Gilbert&Sullivan productions.
This design comes from a collection of costume designs (some of which are costumier's copies) which were originally part of the Archives of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
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Title | Drury Lane Design Collection (named collection) |
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Brief description | Costume design by Comelli marked '8 Gendarmes'. Neither the production nor the character is identified but the play is likely to have taken place at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in circa 1920. Drury Lane Design Collection. |
Physical description | Costume design by Comelli marked '8 Gendarmes'. The character and production are not identified but the play is likely to have taken place at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in circa 1920. It shows a full length image of a man dressed in military style uniform, consisting of dark blue trousers and a pale blue cutaway jacket. Both jacket and trousers are trimmed with bands of gold braid as is the large white bicorne hat (trimmed with a yellow feather) he also wears. He carries his sword upright in his right hand, the scabbard hanging from his right hip. His sturdy black boots have silver, star shaped, spurs at each heel. The design has been painted on watercolour paper and mounted on a 'fashion board'. On the board (to the right of the main design) is an additional pencil sketch showing a detail of the collar. The design is not signed or dated. |
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Credit line | Given by George Hoare, Archivist of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
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Summary | Costume design by Comelli marked '8 Gendarmes'. The character and production are not identified but the play is likely to have taken place at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in circa 1920. Comelli (1858-1925) was the house designer of the Royal Opera House from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. During this period he also worked for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and also designed costumes from a number of Gilbert&Sullivan productions. This design comes from a collection of costume designs (some of which are costumier's copies) which were originally part of the Archives of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. |
Associated object | S.2269-2010 (Series) |
Collection | |
Accession number | S.2268-2010 |
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Record created | October 5, 2010 |
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