Costume Design
1971 (made)
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Design for Anita Harris in To See Such Fun, showing a full length female figure wearing an Eastern style costume of a yellow and white bejewelled brassiere top and wide harem pants patterned all over with gold rings, to the hips strings of white 'jewels' with, to the front, strings of jewels hanging in loops to ankle length with attached 'jewelled' tassels. She wears yellow and white jewelled armbands and a similar hair ornament with, to the front, a vertical line of smaller white 'jewels' attached to a large white jewel at the forehead. The background is painted in grey-brown gouache. The whole is framed within a rectangle drawn in ink. The design is signed and dated and inscribed with the name of the scene.
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Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and gouache on paper |
Brief description | Design by Cynthia Tingey for Anita Harris in the 'A Tale of the Middle East!' scene in To See Such Fun, London Palladium, 1971 |
Physical description | Design for Anita Harris in To See Such Fun, showing a full length female figure wearing an Eastern style costume of a yellow and white bejewelled brassiere top and wide harem pants patterned all over with gold rings, to the hips strings of white 'jewels' with, to the front, strings of jewels hanging in loops to ankle length with attached 'jewelled' tassels. She wears yellow and white jewelled armbands and a similar hair ornament with, to the front, a vertical line of smaller white 'jewels' attached to a large white jewel at the forehead. The background is painted in grey-brown gouache. The whole is framed within a rectangle drawn in ink. The design is signed and dated and inscribed with the name of the scene. |
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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 singer, Anita Harris, in the revue, To See Such Fun, London Palladium, 26 April 1971. The production was directed by Albert J. Knight. |
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Literary reference | To See Such Fun |
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Accession number | S.157-1999 |
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Record created | July 19, 2000 |
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