Research Catalog

Title

Kiss me, Kate [graphic] / Brown.

Author

Brown, Lewis.

Publication

1988.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Found In

Donald Saddler collection.

Description

• 1 drawing : ink, gouache, color; 43 x 34 cm., in mat 51 x 38 cm.
• 1 drawing: ink, gouache, metallic pigment, tinfoil appliqué, color ;
• 17 items : photocopy, color ;

Summary

Original costume designs for female dancers in the Act I tarantella and the Act II pavane. This collection also includes 17 color reproductions of costume designs. With the exception of two modern-day costumes for gangsters, these designs depict Elizabethan period attire, eight of them for the Act I musical number "We open in Venice."

Alternative Title

Donald Saddler collection. Graphics.

Subjects

• Porter, Cole, 1891-1964 > Kiss me, Kate
• Costume design drawings

Genre/Form

Costume design drawings.

Note

• Signed and dated.
• The design for the tarantella is labeled: Hommage to Grandville [?].
• The design for the pavane is inscribed: For Donald, for trusting! [Heart].
• Includes the designer's notations.
• Fabric swatches are taped to the mat of the design for the pavane.

Source (note)

• Donald Saddler

Biography (note)

• Kiss me, Kate, a musical version of Shakespeare's comedy The taming of the shrew with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, opened on Broadway at the New Century Theatre in Dec. 1948. It was an immediate success and has been revived numerous times. These designs were made for the 1989 revival at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, which was directed and choreographed by Donald Saddler, the donor of these designs. The sets were designed by Brian Jackson, and the cast was led by Victor A. Young (playing Fred Graham) and Jayne Lewis (Lilli Vanessi).
• Lewis Brown, 1928-2011, designed costumes for theatre, opera, and ballet. A native of California, he moved to New York in the 1950s, and worked for television before making his first New York costume designs for the New York City Ballet's production of Medea in 1958. He designed many productions for the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, Calif., and worked frequently for regional theatres.
• Over the course of a long and distinguished career, Donald Saddler, b. 1918, has been a dancer, choreographer, director, and producer, with credits in ballet, opera, musical theatre, drama, film, and television.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Donald Saddler collection. Graphics.

Call Number

*MGZGE Bro L Kis 1-19

OCLC

824615028

Author

Brown, Lewis.

Title

Kiss me, Kate [graphic] / Brown.

Imprint

1988.

Biography

Kiss me, Kate, a musical version of Shakespeare's comedy The taming of the shrew with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, opened on Broadway at the New Century Theatre in Dec. 1948. It was an immediate success and has been revived numerous times. These designs were made for the 1989 revival at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, which was directed and choreographed by Donald Saddler, the donor of these designs. The sets were designed by Brian Jackson, and the cast was led by Victor A. Young (playing Fred Graham) and Jayne Lewis (Lilli Vanessi).

Lewis Brown, 1928-2011, designed costumes for theatre, opera, and ballet. A native of California, he moved to New York in the 1950s, and worked for television before making his first New York costume designs for the New York City Ballet's production of Medea in 1958. He designed many productions for the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, Calif., and worked frequently for regional theatres.

Over the course of a long and distinguished career, Donald Saddler, b. 1918, has been a dancer, choreographer, director, and producer, with credits in ballet, opera, musical theatre, drama, film, and television.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Donald Saddler collection. Graphics.

Local Note

Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Source

Gift; Donald Saddler, 2011.

Added Author

Saddler, Donald. Donor

Added Title

Donald Saddler collection. Graphics.

Found In:

Donald Saddler collection.

Research Call Number

*MGZGE Bro L Kis 1-19