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Costume Design

1979 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

First Costume design for Angus Lennie as an Ugly Sister in "Cinderella". The design depicts a full length male figure with left arm raised. The figure wears an elaborate pantomime costume that imitates a bag of the popular confectionary sweet known as "Jelly Tots". The costume consists of a yellow pleated dress which gathers in a large ruffle at the neck. On the dress, below the breast and ending at the knee is a decorative panel which takes the form of an enlarged version of the graphics and artwork from the cover of a "Jelly Tots" bag or box ("Jelly Tots" logo in orange, red blue, and green; and the face of a smiling male child on a white background). The figure wears orange gloves and a pair of orange shoes which have a decorative pom pom in the style of a "Jelly Tot". The outfit is completed by a large white hat which is covered in variously coloured pom poms, also in the style of a "Jelly Tot". The figure wears an orange wig, and a large pair of white glasses with green lenses. Annotated by artist.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil,watercolour, ink inscriptions on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Anthony Holland for Angus Lennie as an Ugly Sister in Cinderella, King's Theatre, Edinburgh, 1979
Physical description
First Costume design for Angus Lennie as an Ugly Sister in "Cinderella". The design depicts a full length male figure with left arm raised. The figure wears an elaborate pantomime costume that imitates a bag of the popular confectionary sweet known as "Jelly Tots". The costume consists of a yellow pleated dress which gathers in a large ruffle at the neck. On the dress, below the breast and ending at the knee is a decorative panel which takes the form of an enlarged version of the graphics and artwork from the cover of a "Jelly Tots" bag or box ("Jelly Tots" logo in orange, red blue, and green; and the face of a smiling male child on a white background). The figure wears orange gloves and a pair of orange shoes which have a decorative pom pom in the style of a "Jelly Tot". The outfit is completed by a large white hat which is covered in variously coloured pom poms, also in the style of a "Jelly Tot". The figure wears an orange wig, and a large pair of white glasses with green lenses. Annotated by artist.
Dimensions
  • Sheet size height: 367mm
  • Sheet size width: 270mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • ' King's Theatre, Edinburgh 1979 ' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner; handwriting; pencil)
  • ' Anthony Holland ' (Signature; Lower right hand corner; handwriting; ink)
  • ' Cinderella Angus Lennie / - First Costume ' (Textual information; Upper left to right hand corners; handwriting; ink)
Credit line
Given by Anthony Holland
Object history
This costume design by Anthony Holland is part of an extensive collection of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 1996. The design was executed for a production of the pantomime "Cinderella" at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh, December 7th, 1979. The production was directed by Bruce McClure, and the settings and costumes were designed by Berkeley Sutcliffe. Anthony Holland designed the costumes for the Ugly Sisters.

Historical significance: An example of late 20th century costume design for a pantomime dame by an artist who worked extensively in this specialised area.
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceCinderella
Collection
Accession number
S.544-2000

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Record createdAugust 3, 2000
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