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Greenwich Village Follies designs

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Title
Charles Le Maire costume designs for the Greenwich Village follies
Names
Le Maire, Charles (Costume designer)
Collection

Greenwich Village Follies designs

Costumes

Charles LeMaire

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1925
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Vim 2010-081
Topics
Anderson, John Murray. Greenwich Village Follies
Costume design -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Costume design drawings
Design drawings
Notes
Biographical/historical: Charles Le Maire designed costumes, with Mark Mooring, for the 1925 Greenwich Village Follies, having designed the costumes for the revue's more famous rival, the Ziegfeld Follies, a year earlier. He began his design career for theater in the 1920's and later worked in film, becoming the director of wardrobe at 20th Century Fox Studios from 1942-1960.
Content: Pencil and water color costume designs, some with fabric swatches attached, for female performers in the revue Greenwich Village Follies. The designs are identified by the names of performers, individual acts in the revue, and the kind of outfit being designed. Many are signed and dated by Le Maire and include instructions to the costume makers.
Content: Some edges torn or missing.
Content: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Content: Charles Le Maire designed costumes, with Mark Mooring, for the 1925 Greenwich Village Follies, having designed the costumes for the revue's more famous rival, the Ziegfeld Follies, a year earlier. He began his design career for theater in the 1920's and later worked in film, becoming the director of wardrobe at 20th Century Fox Studios from 1942-1960.
Content: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project
Physical Description
Extent: 11 original designs : color ; 57 x 36 cm.
Description
Original color costume and set designs for the theater production Greenwich Village Follies; a musical revue performed in two acts originally presented in a small Greenwich Village theatre but later moved to larger playhouses uptown. Editions were offered from 1919 through 1925 and again in 1928. The production is based on the book by John Murray Anderson, dialogue is by Thomas J. Gray, lyrics by John Murray Anderson and Arthur Swanstrom, music by A. Baldwin Sloane and costume designs by James Reynolds. A collection of costume sketches and set designs by Mark Mooring, Gilbert Adrian (Adrian), Henriette Dallett, James Reynolds, Herman Rosse, Charles LeMaire, Erté, Kiviat, Kivette, Franke, Alice V. O'Neill, Robert Ten Eyck Stevenson, Clifton & DeRex and Dallet McRae.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18891416
MSS Unit ID: 22052
Archives EAD ID: 1079813
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 28fa0ac0-0032-0130-d651-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1925: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Charles Le Maire costume designs for the Greenwich Village follies" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1925. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ab956-e239-38c8-e040-e00a18061445

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Charles Le Maire costume designs for the Greenwich Village follies" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ab956-e239-38c8-e040-e00a18061445

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1925). Charles Le Maire costume designs for the Greenwich Village follies Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e1ab956-e239-38c8-e040-e00a18061445

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Charles Le Maire costume designs for the Greenwich Village follies