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From the left, a female figure in a diaphanous, white, sleeveless evening gown and full length white gloves, a showgirl in a white strapless 'leotard' trimmed at the bust with a pink bow and a white diaphanous  peignoir, each shoulder decorated with a pink bow, a female figure in a pink, tight waisted, full length dress with a split skirt and a pink picture hat decorated with pale pink frills, a female dancer in a pale blue, polo necked, long sleeved top, a pink and blue horizontally striped mini skirt, blue tights and white boots, a male dancer in a pink shirt and trousers with a white belt, and a female dancer in a pink and white vertically striped, polo necked, long sleeved top, a blue mini skirt decorated all over with pink baubles and white, knee length boots or socks.  The design is painted on black card and on the reverse are four pencil sketches of female figures.  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This design was made for a cabaret at the Danny La Rue Club, London, in 1966.\n\nHistorical significance: An example of cabaret costume design of the second half of the 20th century and of the work of a designer who specialised in pantomime and variety design.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Design by Cynthia Tingey for dancers at the Danny La Rue Club, London, 1966","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"Unique","id":"THES48864"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"Costume","id":"AAT209261"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Gallery rotation, 2020\r\n\r\nCOSTUME DESIGN FOR DANCERS AT THE DANNY LA RUE CLUB\r\n1966\n\r\nCynthia Tingey specialised in designing pantomimes and variety shows. In the 1960s she created costumes for dancers and showgirls at the London cabaret club owned by, and named after, popular female impersonator Danny La Rue. The club, which ran from 1964 until 1972, staged glamorous revues. It attracted celebrity visitors, including Princess Margaret, Judy Garland and the Beatles.\n\r\nDesigned by Cynthia Tingey\r\nGouache on card\r\nGiven by the artist\r\nMuseum no. S.75-1999","date":{"text":"2020","earliest":"2020-01-01","latest":"2020-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["S.75-1999"],"accessionNumberNum":"75","accessionNumberPrefix":"S","accessionYear":1999,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-10-14","recordCreationDate":"2000-04-12","availableToBook":false}}