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Emile Littler Archive

Costume Design
1926 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Reginald (Reggie) de Veulle for a Chorus Girl in Act I of Yvonne at Daly's Theatre, London, May 1926.

Yvonne was a three-act musical comedy, adapted by Percy Greenbank from an Austrian musical of the same name. Greenbank provided the book and lyrics, the music was by Jean Gilbert and Vernon Duke, with additional numbers by the show's conductor, Arthur Wood. Ivy Tresmand took the leading role of Yvonne, a professor's daughter who, for reasons of musical comedy logic, adopts the identity of a music hall star.

In the programme for Yvonne, de Veulle's surname appears as de Veuille.



Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEmile Littler Archive (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pencil on paper with attached fabric swatches
Brief description
Costume design by Reginald (Reggie) de Veulle for a Chorus Girl in Act I of the musical Yvonne at Daly's Theatre, London, 1926. Emile Littler Archive
Physical description
Costume design by Reginald de Veulle for a Chorus Girl in Act I of Yvonne. Full-length female figure in a tight-fitting knee-length silver dress with an inset purple panel at the bodice, folds of purple net to each side, and, at front, a large magenta flower at the hips from which hang rows of red beads. Unsigned. With swatches of purple/silver fabric and purple net pinned at upper left and lower right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.2cm
  • Width: 19.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Act 1 / No 6a' (Inscribed in pencil, upper left hand corner )
  • 'Miss Lee / tall fair' (Inscribed in pencil, lower left hand corner )
Credit line
Given by the estate of Sir Emile Littler
Object history
According to the programme, the costumes designed by de Veulle were made by a number of costumiers. Ivy Tresmand's dresses in Acts I & II was by Worth Ltd, and her Act III dress was by Elspeth Fox Pitt. All other dresses and costumes were by Elspeth Fox Pitt. 'Gentlemen's modern dresses' were by Burkinshaw & Knights and uniforms by Morris Angels & Sons, Ltd. Ladies' hats and headdresses were made by Rose Bertin, gentleman's hats by J. Woodrow & Sons Ltd, the hosiery was by Husband, the wigs by Clarkson and the shoes by Rayne and Gamba.
Literary referenceYvonne
Summary
Costume design by Reginald (Reggie) de Veulle for a Chorus Girl in Act I of Yvonne at Daly's Theatre, London, May 1926.

Yvonne was a three-act musical comedy, adapted by Percy Greenbank from an Austrian musical of the same name. Greenbank provided the book and lyrics, the music was by Jean Gilbert and Vernon Duke, with additional numbers by the show's conductor, Arthur Wood. Ivy Tresmand took the leading role of Yvonne, a professor's daughter who, for reasons of musical comedy logic, adopts the identity of a music hall star.

In the programme for Yvonne, de Veulle's surname appears as de Veuille.

Associated object
THM/144 (Series)
Other number
THM/144 - Archive number
Collection
Accession number
S.3042-2010

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Record createdNovember 16, 2010
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