Theatre Costume
1969 (Made)
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Knee-length, slightly flared, long sleeved dress in ivory artificial silk, with assymetric neckline and bodice seams. Worn with white artificial silk and leather t-bar shoes, diamante brooch and diamante and pearl earrings.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Costume worn by Ginger Rogers as Mame in Mame's Apartment (Act II, scene 2) in Jerry Herman's musical Mame, Drury Lane, 1969. |
| Physical description | Knee-length, slightly flared, long sleeved dress in ivory artificial silk, with assymetric neckline and bodice seams. Worn with white artificial silk and leather t-bar shoes, diamante brooch and diamante and pearl earrings. |
| Credit line | Given by Harold Fielding |
| Object history | This is one of the costumes designed by Robert Mackintosh for Ginger Rogers in the title role of Jerry Herman's musical Mame, produced at Drury Lane, London, in 1969. The costume was probably worn in Act II scene 2, Mame's Apartment. The costume was put up for sale at Sotheby's on 21 August 1990, part Lot 36. Historical significance: Mame is an example of a major Hollywood musical star appearing on stage in Britain. Mame, in the musical version by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman was produced by Harold Fielding at Drury Lane in 1969 starring Ginger Rogers - her first appearance on the English stage. Her costumes were designed by Robert Mackintosh to enhance Rogers' superstar status; they were made by Barbara Matera - the English costumier who settled in America where she became one of the leading theatre costume makers. |
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| Accession number | S.104:6-2000 |
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| Record created | November 8, 2000 |
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