A Dream of Butterflies and Roses
Costume Design
1915 (made)
1915 (made)
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Costume design by Wilhelm (William John Charles Pitcher) for Adeline Genée as a Butterfly in A Dream of Butterflies and Roses, London Coliseum, 1915.
Described as 'A Fantasy', A Dream of Butterflies and Roses was a ballet choreographed by Adeline Genée. It was first performed in 1911, also at the Coliseum, when the title was A Dream of Roses and Butterflies. The piece was an extended version of the divertissement Roses and Butterflies, presented by Genée in the musical comedy, The Bachelor Belles, at the Chestnut Street Opera House, Philadelphia, on 3 October1910. Genée expanded the ballet for London, adding an introduction in which a young girl, after a lovers' tiff and reconciliation, falls asleep on her couch, holding the posy of roses her admirer has given her - the divertissement is her dream.
Described as 'A Fantasy', A Dream of Butterflies and Roses was a ballet choreographed by Adeline Genée. It was first performed in 1911, also at the Coliseum, when the title was A Dream of Roses and Butterflies. The piece was an extended version of the divertissement Roses and Butterflies, presented by Genée in the musical comedy, The Bachelor Belles, at the Chestnut Street Opera House, Philadelphia, on 3 October1910. Genée expanded the ballet for London, adding an introduction in which a young girl, after a lovers' tiff and reconciliation, falls asleep on her couch, holding the posy of roses her admirer has given her - the divertissement is her dream.
Object details
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| Title | A Dream of Butterflies and Roses (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pen and ink |
| Brief description | Costume design by Wilhelm (William John Charles Pitcher) for Adeline Genée as a Butterfly in A Dream of Butterflies and Roses, London Coliseum, 1915 |
| Physical description | Costume design for Adeline Genée as a Butterfly in A Dream of Butterflies and Roses. She wears a white ballet dress decorated with butterfly wings in white and grey on the skirt and bodice, with a grey butterfly body at the front of the bodice, the head at waist level with the antennae stretching out over the skirt. There are small butterfly wings attached to the shoulders and a headdress of wings and antennae. Signed and dated. |
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| Gallery label | In A Dream of Butterflies and Roses, first staged in 1911, a woman falls asleep after receiving a bouquet and dreams that her roses come alive and she is a butterfly. Designer Wilhelm had studied butterflies for the 1901 ballet Les Papillons (The Butterflies). Costumes for successful ballets wore out and sometimes Wilhelm took the opportunity to rework his designs.(26/10/2020) |
| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Adeline Genée in October 1967. |
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| Summary | Costume design by Wilhelm (William John Charles Pitcher) for Adeline Genée as a Butterfly in A Dream of Butterflies and Roses, London Coliseum, 1915. Described as 'A Fantasy', A Dream of Butterflies and Roses was a ballet choreographed by Adeline Genée. It was first performed in 1911, also at the Coliseum, when the title was A Dream of Roses and Butterflies. The piece was an extended version of the divertissement Roses and Butterflies, presented by Genée in the musical comedy, The Bachelor Belles, at the Chestnut Street Opera House, Philadelphia, on 3 October1910. Genée expanded the ballet for London, adding an introduction in which a young girl, after a lovers' tiff and reconciliation, falls asleep on her couch, holding the posy of roses her admirer has given her - the divertissement is her dream. |
| Other number | 1967/A/55 - BTMA accession number |
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| Accession number | S.797-2017 |
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| Record created | December 13, 2017 |
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