Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute

Costume design for Amphitryon 38: cast

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Date Created
  • 1957 to 1958
Summary
  • Drawing depicts seven characters. The man on the left is very rotund and wears a green shirt that is belted at the waist, black tights, and black sandals. He wears a hat on his head and he blows a long horn with a hanging banner that reads "THEBES U.D.C." The second man wears a short-sleeved red and white striped shirt, striped black and white tights and black sandals. He holds an open scroll in one hand. The third man stands facing forward with his head turned to profile view. He wears a green puffed shirt with silver epaulets, black tights, black lace-up boots, and a gray helmet with a green plume. A dagger is at his side. The fourth man stands in three-quarter pose wearing a red tunic, a silver breastplate with epaulets, black tights, silver bracers, and black sandals. His helmet lays on the ground near to him. He has a dagger at his side. He looks to a woman beside him, the fifth person in the line-up, who rests her hand on his. She stands facing forward with her head in profile, and looks towards the man in armor. She wears a sleeveless sky-blue dress with a straight neckline. The full-length skirt is drawn up in front revealing a white underskirt. Her hair is pulled back into a bun. The sixth person is a man dressed in ornate clothes. He wears a white tunic shirt with a pleated white cloak wrapped across his torso and secured on his right shoulder, white tights, and gold sandals. His cloak is adorned with a gold ornament and the sleeves of his tunic are cuffed with gold. He has curly blonde hair. The final, seventh person is a man wearing a simple white short-sleeved shirt, white tights with a black bolt down the sides, black sandals with wings on them, and a white helmet with wings. He holds a caduceus in one hand. The figures are tinted with watercolor washes as well as metallic paints.
Description
  • In pencil, bottom left to right: "Interpreter D. King; cloth; Susie B. Lang; E James; cotton jersey; Warrier B. Wilsher; stuff; stuff; Amphitron P. Jeffries; P. O'Toole; Alhmera W. Williams; Act I; organize; Jupiter P. O'Toole; heavy spun; Mercury E. James"
  • Bristol Old Vic
Provenance
  • From the estate of Daphne Dare, Valerie Minifie, executor, London (2001)
Item Identifier
  • SPEC.TRI.DD.DES.0653
Collection Identifier
  • SPEC.TRI.DD
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  • 25 x 56 cm
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  • paper (fiber product)
  • pencil (marking material)
  • watercolor (paint)
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  • This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
Credit line: Daphne Dare Papers, The Ohio State University, Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute

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