Costume designs for The merchant of Venice 1922

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Costume designs for The merchant of Venice 1922

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Percy Macquoid, costume designer. Costume designs in ink, watercolor and pencil were for David Belasco's production of The Merchant of Venice at the Lyceum Theatre in New York which opened in December 1922. 21 are on board and 5 are on tracing paper.

26 drawings (in 1 box)

The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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