Costume Design
1966 (made)
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The revue Way Out In Piccadilly opened at London's Prince of Wales Theatre on 3rd November 1966 and marked the West End debut of the hugely successful 23-year old Liverpudlian singer Cilla Black (1943-2015) appearing with the long-standing comedy favourite Frankie Howerd (1917-1992). The seemingly ill-matched pair proved so successful that the show was a huge hit and the duo became known as 'the celebrities the celebrities want to see'. Anita Harris replaced Cilla Black in July 1967 but the show closed three weeks later, showing that Cilla was really the star that everyone wanted to see.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gouache on card, with attached slip of paper and fabric swatch |
| Brief description | Design by Cynthia Tingey for Cilla Black in Way Out in Piccadilly, Prince of Wales Theatre, 1966 |
| Physical description | Design for Cilla Black in Way Out in Piccadilly, showing a full length female figure, wearing a long sleeved, white shirt with pleats and ruffles to the front and a plum coloured shoestring tie to the neck, high waisted, plum coloured trousers with buttons to the waist, and a black Spanish hat. The design is painted on black card and is signed and dated and inscribed with the name of the scene. There is a rough sketch of a dress in the upper left hand corner and in the upper right are stapled a fabric swatch and a note giving details of the singers' costumes. |
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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 Cilla Black in the revue, Way Out in Piccadilly, Prince of Wales Theatre, 3 November 1966. The production was written by Ray Galton, Alan Simpson and Eric Sykes and directed by Maurice Fournier. |
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| Literary reference | Way Out in Piccadilly |
| Summary | The revue Way Out In Piccadilly opened at London's Prince of Wales Theatre on 3rd November 1966 and marked the West End debut of the hugely successful 23-year old Liverpudlian singer Cilla Black (1943-2015) appearing with the long-standing comedy favourite Frankie Howerd (1917-1992). The seemingly ill-matched pair proved so successful that the show was a huge hit and the duo became known as 'the celebrities the celebrities want to see'. Anita Harris replaced Cilla Black in July 1967 but the show closed three weeks later, showing that Cilla was really the star that everyone wanted to see. |
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| Accession number | S.166-1999 |
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| Record created | July 19, 2000 |
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