Stage properties for the marionette version of Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest
Puppet Theatre Property
ca.1950 (made)
ca.1950 (made)
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These properties would have been used with the marionettes of Lady Bracknell and Jack Worthing in Act I of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, when Lady Bracknell and her daughter Gwendoline come to tea in Algernon Moncrieff's London flat. Other marionettes who appear in the scene (but who are not in the collection) are Algernon Monbcrieff, Gwendoline, and Moncrieff's manservant Lane.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Title | Stage properties for the marionette version of Oscar Wilde's play <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i> (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted wood with velvet upholstery |
| Brief description | Four stage properties comprising the set for the drawing room scene for the marionette version of Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest. Mayhew Puppet Theatre. English, mid 20th century |
| Physical description | S.719:1-2019 Painted wooden tea table set with three cups and saucers, two plates of sandwiches, a sugar bowl, and a tray with a milk jug S.719:2-2019 Painted wooden upright chair with red velvet upholstery and black and gold trim S.719:3-2019 Painted wooden upright chair with red velvet upholstery and black and gold trim S.719:4-201 Painted wooden curved-back sofa with red velvet upholstery and black and gold trim |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Summary | These properties would have been used with the marionettes of Lady Bracknell and Jack Worthing in Act I of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, when Lady Bracknell and her daughter Gwendoline come to tea in Algernon Moncrieff's London flat. Other marionettes who appear in the scene (but who are not in the collection) are Algernon Monbcrieff, Gwendoline, and Moncrieff's manservant Lane. |
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| Other number | PGV37 A to D - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
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| Accession number | S.719:1 to 4-2019 |
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| Record created | December 5, 2019 |
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