My Lady Nicotine
Photograph
1905 (photographed)
1905 (photographed)
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Stage photograph, showing Scene III, 'Pipes and Cigars, Holland' in the ballet My Lady Nicotine at the Alhambra Theatre, 1905. It was choreographed by Lucia Cormani to celebrate the joys of smoking, with scenes set in Virginia, the Middle East and the Netherlands.
Object details
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| Title | My Lady Nicotine (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph mounted on card |
| Brief description | Stage photograph of My Lady Nicotine at the Alhambra Theatre, 1905 |
| Physical description | Stage photograph of My Lady Nicotine at the Alhambra Theatre, 1905. The image shows Scene 3, set in the Netherlands, with six characters against a painted rural backdrop. |
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| Gallery label | One hundred years ago the attitude to tobacco was very different. My Lady Nicotine was choreographed by Lucia Cormani for the Alhambra Theatre, London, to celebrate the joys of smoking. There were scenes set in Virginia, the Middle East and the Netherlands. Cormani served as ballet mistress for the Alhambra and trained young dancers for the theatre's spectacular productions.(26/10/2020) |
| Credit line | Alfred Moul Collection / Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Object history | This photograph is part of an archival collection relating to the Alhambra Theatre, London, under the management of Alfred Moul. It was given to the V&A's Gabrielle Enthoven Collection before the formation of the V&A Theatre Museum. The collection comprises papers, correspondence, scripts and photographs covering the period 1902-1913 and has been assigned the archive number THM/75. Photographs of Alhambra ballets have been treated as museum objects and have been formally accessioned. |
| Summary | Stage photograph, showing Scene III, 'Pipes and Cigars, Holland' in the ballet My Lady Nicotine at the Alhambra Theatre, 1905. It was choreographed by Lucia Cormani to celebrate the joys of smoking, with scenes set in Virginia, the Middle East and the Netherlands. |
| Associated object | THM/75 (Archive record) |
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| Accession number | S.907-2017 |
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| Record created | September 20, 2017 |
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