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Victorian burlesques were musical plays that parodied well known operas, ballets, pantomimes or dramas, and gave plenty of opportunities for dance. Between 1876 and 1883 Vaughan appeared in a succession of these at London's Gaiety Theatre. She may have worn the glove when she played Morgiana in <i>The Forty Thieves</i> at the Gaiety in 1880.\n\nGabrielle Enthoven (1868-1950), whose theatre collection became the founding collection of the V&amp;A's Theatre and Performance section, saw<i> The Forty Thieves</i> as a child. She and her older brother sneaked out of the house via a bedroom window and made their way to the Gaiety for the production's first night, which the twelve-year-old Enthoven thought was 'gorgeous'. She later said that 'Lady St Albans heard about this story and gave me a souvenir belonging to Kate Vaughan, the dancer - her glove, which is 6ft 3ins long.' It is unclear if the glove was a souvenir of <i>The Forty Thieves</i> or of Vaughan, who is not wearing it in existing photographs of the production. The glove was designed to be worn ruched, hence the length.","physicalDescription":"Long chamois leather glove, reaching beyond shoulder length when extended. 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Gilbert, F.C. Burnand and  Henry J. Byron, and performed at the Gaiety Theatre, London, on 27 December 1880. The production was directed by Robert Soutar and Robert Reece, the music was composed and arranged by W.M. Lutz, the dances were arranged by John D'Auban, and the scenery was by Mr Banks.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Glove worn by Kate Vaughan, possibly as Morgiana in <i>The Forty Thieves</i>, Gaiety Theatre, London, 1880","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":["The Forty Thieves"],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Label for the display<i> Enthoven Unboxed: 100 Years of Collecting Performance</i>:\r\nAged 12, Gabrielle Enthoven climbed out of her bedroom window with her older brother and went to see <i>The Forty Thieves</i> at London's Gaiety Theatre. Many years later, a friend gave Enthoven this glove, reputedly worn by actress and dancer Kate Vaughan, who starred in the pantomime.","date":{"text":"2024","earliest":"2024-01-01","latest":"2024-12-31"}},{"text":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null}}],"partNumbers":["S.276-1984"],"accessionNumberNum":"276","accessionNumberPrefix":"S","accessionYear":1984,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-04-10","recordCreationDate":"2004-06-04","availableToBook":false}}