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G1182
Drawings: G1182
Title
Design of costume for the Men's Chorus in 'Veronique'
Dimensions
height: 25.4cm
width: 17.9cm
width: 17.9cm
Other materials
Pen, Ink, gouache and watercolour.
Inscription/signature
'"Véronique"/ 1st Act/ Customer (Men's Chorus)(2)/ Dull Purple Coat. Grey/ Trousers & Hat. white/ waistcoat. Black & mauve/ Cravat./ This Design could be/ repeated in putty colour with/ trousers to match instead of/ contrasting. Velvet collar on/ coat & omit centre row of/ buttons. Pale Green waistcoat/ & cravat Dark green & white/ tied as in Design 4/ Brass buttons in pace of silver.'
Provenance
Donated to the Club by Donald Sinden in 2012. See works of art minutes for 2012.
Tissue paper wrapper around the designs has written on it : " With Love, Jack and Winif". According to Sinden's memoirs 'A Touch of the Memoirs' Jack and Winifred Keates were friends he made in his early years of acting at MESA. Jack Keates was the manager of Brighton Theatre Royal for twenty-eight years and Winifred was his wife and an actress and director. They became friends with Donald Sinden and were Godparents to his first born son. They amassed an archive of material relating to the Theatre Royal in Brighton.
One of a group of designs for costumes for various plays, donated by Donald Sinden in 2012. This depicts a man in grey trousers and purple coat with grey top hat, purple and black striped cravat, white gloves and a cane.
