Costume Design
1964 (made)
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Design for Widow Twankey in Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, showing a full length female figure wearing a full length Chinese style nightdress in gold with orange spots and an enormous pegoda-look nightcap in the same patterned material. She carries a candle. The background is painted in dark brown gouache. The design is signed and dated and inscribed with the name of the character and the costume.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and gouache on paper |
| Brief description | Design by Cynthia Tingey for Widow Twankey in her nightdress in Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, London Palladium, 1964 |
| Physical description | Design for Widow Twankey in Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, showing a full length female figure wearing a full length Chinese style nightdress in gold with orange spots and an enormous pegoda-look nightcap in the same patterned material. She carries a candle. The background is painted in dark brown gouache. The design is signed and dated and inscribed with the name of the character and the costume. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | This is one of a collection of designs for pantomime and cabaret, given to the Theatre Museum by the designer, Cynthia Tingey, who created the costumes for 15 of the annual London Palladium pantomimes. This design was made for the pantomime, Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, at the London Palladium, 22 December 1964. The production was directed by Albert J. Knight. Arthur Askey played Widow Twankey. Historical significance: An example of pantomime costume design of the second half of the 20th century and of the work of a designer who specialised in pantomime and variety design. It is also an example of a design for a pantomime dame. |
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| Literary reference | Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp |
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| Accession number | S.9-1999 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2000 |
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