The Gates of Summer
Costume Design
1956 (made)
1956 (made)
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Preliminary design for a stage costume by Leslie Hurry for the touring production The Gates of Summer, 1956. The design is for a costume worn by the character Sophie Faramond, played by Isabel Jeans (1891-1985). The dresses created for Isabel Jeans were eventually executed by M.Berman Ltd.
The Gates of Summer, a comedy set in Greece immediately before the outbreak of the First World War, by John Whiting was directed by Peter Hall. It was created for a regional tour in 1956 and opened at the New Theatre, Oxford on 11 September 1956.
The action of the play is set over two days and takes place in, and around, a country house in the Greece in the early summer of 1913. The three acts take place in the morning, evening and night. No lighting designer is credited in the programmes by the designer, Leslie Hurry, thanks Disley Jones ‘for technical advice’. The scenery was built by Brunskill and Loveday and painted by Alick Johnston.
The Gates of Summer, a comedy set in Greece immediately before the outbreak of the First World War, by John Whiting was directed by Peter Hall. It was created for a regional tour in 1956 and opened at the New Theatre, Oxford on 11 September 1956.
The action of the play is set over two days and takes place in, and around, a country house in the Greece in the early summer of 1913. The three acts take place in the morning, evening and night. No lighting designer is credited in the programmes by the designer, Leslie Hurry, thanks Disley Jones ‘for technical advice’. The scenery was built by Brunskill and Loveday and painted by Alick Johnston.
Object details
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| Title | The Gates of Summer (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Black ink, watercolour and pencil drawing |
| Brief description | Design for a stage costume by Leslie Hurry for the touring production The Gates of Summer, 1956. The design is for a costume worn by the character Sophie Faramond, played by Isabel Jeans |
| Physical description | Design for a stage costume by Leslie Hurry for the touring production The Gates of Summer, 1956. The design is for a costume worn by the character Sophie Faramond, played by Isabel Jeans. The design shows a full length, profile view of a female figure. She is dressed in a long gown with a high, upright collar with wide lapels, the close fitting skirt of which extends into a slight train at the base. The hanging sleeves are long and open up into a wide cuff at the wrist. The surface of the dress is decorated with a stylised trailing pattern. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Caro Rathbone |
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| Literary reference | The Gates of Summer |
| Summary | Preliminary design for a stage costume by Leslie Hurry for the touring production The Gates of Summer, 1956. The design is for a costume worn by the character Sophie Faramond, played by Isabel Jeans (1891-1985). The dresses created for Isabel Jeans were eventually executed by M.Berman Ltd. The Gates of Summer, a comedy set in Greece immediately before the outbreak of the First World War, by John Whiting was directed by Peter Hall. It was created for a regional tour in 1956 and opened at the New Theatre, Oxford on 11 September 1956. The action of the play is set over two days and takes place in, and around, a country house in the Greece in the early summer of 1913. The three acts take place in the morning, evening and night. No lighting designer is credited in the programmes by the designer, Leslie Hurry, thanks Disley Jones ‘for technical advice’. The scenery was built by Brunskill and Loveday and painted by Alick Johnston. |
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| Accession number | S.1739-2014 |
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| Record created | July 29, 2014 |
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