Calthrop, G. E.

Noel Coward's historical extravaganza Cavalcade, opened at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (now the Drury Lane Theatre ), London, England in 1931. The play ran from October 13, 1931 through September 10, 1932. Cast included Mary Clare, Edward Sinclair,John Mills, and others. The scenery and costumes were designed by Gladys E. Calthrop. The plot chronicled about thirty years in the lives of two British families, the Marryots and the Bridges, from New Years Eve 1899 to New Years Eve 1933. One family is well-to-do and the other is not as well off, and the play shows various historical events through their eyes such as the Titanic disaster, the death of Queen Victoria, and World War I. The play required a huge cast, gargantuan sets, and a complex hydraulic stage.

From the guide to the G. E. Calthrop costume designs for, Cavalcade, 1931., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

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