Gladys Calthrop costume design for Cavalcade
Costume Design
1931 (drawn)
1931 (drawn)
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This costume is for Alison Legatt as Edith Harris during the Titanic scene, Part II scene 5, of Noel Coward's Cavalcade. The play follows the lives of the Marryott family, and their servants, over three decades. It premiered at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1931.
Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, Calthrop married, and later separated from, Everard E. Calthrop. She met Noel Coward in Italy during 1921, they subsequently became friends and worked together on many plays. Their first collaboration was on The Vortex in 1924 for which Calthrop designed both sets and costumes. She worked in both London and New York.
Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, Calthrop married, and later separated from, Everard E. Calthrop. She met Noel Coward in Italy during 1921, they subsequently became friends and worked together on many plays. Their first collaboration was on The Vortex in 1924 for which Calthrop designed both sets and costumes. She worked in both London and New York.
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| Title | Gladys Calthrop costume design for Cavalcade (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil drawing |
| Brief description | Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for Edith Harris in the Titanic scene in Part II scene 5 of Noel Coward's 'Cavalcade', 1931. |
| Physical description | Costume design depicting a satin underdress slit and draped in front. The overdress is of tinned salmon chiffon and has a velvet sash. Costume includes a bandeau for the hair. There are notes written around the page including 2 swatches of fabric. One reverse, there is a pencil sketch and inscribed Titanic scene 1912. Alison Legatt Evening dress and cape. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Gladys Calthrop |
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| Literary reference | Cavalcade |
| Summary | This costume is for Alison Legatt as Edith Harris during the Titanic scene, Part II scene 5, of Noel Coward's Cavalcade. The play follows the lives of the Marryott family, and their servants, over three decades. It premiered at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1931. Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, Calthrop married, and later separated from, Everard E. Calthrop. She met Noel Coward in Italy during 1921, they subsequently became friends and worked together on many plays. Their first collaboration was on The Vortex in 1924 for which Calthrop designed both sets and costumes. She worked in both London and New York. |
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| Accession number | S.569 -2012 |
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| Record created | May 24, 2012 |
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