Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design | Digital Collections at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Author / Composer

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 2075
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953 263
Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 263
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 167
Pryce-Jones, Alan, 1908-2000 112
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 108
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 102
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 100
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 85
Miller, Robin, 1942- 82
Slade, Julian, 1930-2006 82
Somma, Antonio, 1809-1864 76
Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632 69
Goring, Marius, 1912-1998 68
Ustinov, Peter 62
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 58
Pushkin, Aleksandr (Aleksandr Ivanovich),1907-1970 50
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 50
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 45
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 43
Kind, Friedrich, 1768-1843 40
Strindberg, August, 1849-1912 40
Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786-1826 40
Compton-Burnett, Ivy, 1884-1969 38
Mitchell, Julian, 1935- 38
Mugito, Suria 35
Schwartz, Eugene 35
Weil, Rudolf 35
Berkeley, Lennox, 1903-1989 30
Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 29
Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918 27
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 26
Pinero, Arthur Wing, Sir, 1855-1934 25
Barbier, Pierre 21
Coward, Noel, 1899-1973 21
Gozzi, Carlo 21
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 21
West, Morris, 1916-1999 21
Wildman, Carl 21
Brandon-Thomas, Jevan, 1898- 19
Kallman, Chester, 1921-1975 19
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 19
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838 18
Bradley-Dyne, Michael 15
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893 15
Anouilh, Jean, 1910-1987 11
Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956 11
Brighouse, Harold, b. 1882 11
Dane, Clemence 11
Archibald, William 10
Capek, Karel 10
Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984 10
Janacek, Leos, 1854-1928 10
Croswell, Anne 9
Dennis, Nigel Forbes, 1912-1989 9
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970 9
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906 9
Hart, Elizabeth 9
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919 9
Pockriss, Lee 9
Shaw, David, 1916-2007 9
Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852 8
Flecker, James Elroy, 1884-1915 8
Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 7
Goetz, Augustus 7
Goetz, Ruth 7
Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986 7
Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988 7
Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 7
Colbourne, Maurice, 1894-1950 6
Orczy, Emma, Baroness, 1867-1947 6
Garcia Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936 5
Flotow, Friedrich von, 1812-1883 4
Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 4
Michaels, Sidney 4
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953 4
Obey, Andre, 1892-1975 4
Ronell, Ann 4
Sandrich, Mark, Jr., 1928-1995 4
Drake, Alfred, 1914-1992 3
Eager, Edward 3
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 3
Goldoni, Carlo, 1707-1793 3
Greene, Graham 3
Rattigan, Terence 3
Reckord, Barry 3
Wycherley, William, 1640-1716 3
Bland, Frederick 2
Hunter, Norman Charles, 1908-1971 2
Trevor, William, 1928- 2
Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664-1726 2
Whiting, John Robert, 1917-1963 2
Adler, Richard, 1921- (lyricist) 1
Arthur, Robert Alan 1
Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937 1
Basil, Thomas 1
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 1
Brooks, Mel 1
Burrows, Abe, 1910-1985 1
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 1

Theater

Sadler's Wells Theatre (London, England) 887
Shakespeare Club (Stratford-upon-Avon, England) 846
Old Vic Theatre (London, England) 650
Royal Shakespeare Theatre (Stratford-upon-Avon, England) 503
London Coliseum (London, England) 272
St. James's Theatre (London, England) 149
Queen’s Theatre (London, England : 1907- ) 139
Edinburgh Festival Assembly Hall 96
Royal Court Theatre (London, England) 92
London Theatre Studio (London, England) 82
Elstree Film and Television Studios (London, England) 68
Haymarket Theatre (London, England) 67
Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith, London, England) 65
Vivian Beaumont Theater (Organization : New York, N.Y.) 59
Young Vic Theatre Company 51
Alexandra Theatre (Stoke Newington, England) 35
Piccadilly Theatre (Firm) 35
Noel Coward Theatre (London, England) 33
Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts 26
Snape Maltings Foundation 26
Her Majesty's Theatre (London, England) 25
Duke of York's Theatre (London, England) 21
American Shakespeare Theatre (Stratford, Conn.) 18
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) 14
Broadway Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 13
His Majesty's Theatre (London, England) 10
Arts Theatre Club (London, England) 9
St. Martin's Theatre (London, England) 9
Cambridge Theatre (London, England) 8
Sam S. Shubert Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 8
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre (Guildford, England) 7
Chichester Festival Theatre (Chichester, England) 6
Imperial Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.) 6
Savoy Theatre (London, England) 5
Broadhurst Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.) 4
Helen Hayes Theatre Corporation 4
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 4
Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) 4
Saville Theatre (London, England) 4
Barrymore Theatre Corporation 3
Kronborg (Helsingør, Denmark) 3
New London Theatre (London, England) 3
Royal Shakespeare Company 3
Criterion Theatre Trust (London, England) 2
Shakespeare Memorial Company 2
Belasco Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 1
George Abbott Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 1
Globe Theatre (London, England : 1909-1994) 1
Longacre Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 1
Majestic Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 1
Martin Beck Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 1
Wembley Stadium (Brent, London, England : 1923-2003) 1
Young Vic Theatre (London, England) 1

Type

Still image 4085

Associated People

Shaw, Glen Byam 1773
Devine, George, 1910-1966 620
Davis, Colin, 1927- 167
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 142
Saint-Denis, Michel, 1897-1971 128
Blatchley, John 106
Schwartz, Rudolf 85
Goodall, Reginald 83
Harris, Lionel 82
Towers, Harry Alan, 1920-2009 74
Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 59
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000 52
Robertson, James 50
Strachan, Alan 38
Mugito, Suria 35
O'Donovan, Desmond 33
Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989 27
Bedford, Steuart 26
Glenville, Peter, 1913-1996 26
Graham, Colin, 1931-2007 26
Seale, Douglas, 1913-1999 26
O'Conor, Joseph, 1916-2001 18
West, Morris, 1916-1999 18
Beach, Anthony 17
Colbourne, Maurice, 1894-1950 17
Coward, Noel, 1899-1973 17
Duguid, Peter, 1923-2009 17
Guthrie, Tyrone, Sir, 1900-1971 17
Landau, Jack, 1925-1967 16
Beatty, Keith 13
Wellman, James 12
Addinsell, Richard, 1904-1977 11
Eccles, Donald, 1908-1986 11
Gilbert, Kenneth 11
Richardson, Tony, 1928-1991 11
Dexter, John, 1925-1990 10
Brydon, Roderick 9
Mille, Agnes 9
Cleva, Fausto 8
Dean, Basil, 1888-1978 8
Graf, Herbert 8
Luckham, Cyril, 1907-1989 8
Mann, Daniel, 1912-1991 8
Nicholls, Anthony, 1907-1977 8
Andrews, Harry, 1911-1989 7
Baddeley, Angela, 1904-1976 7
Barstow, Josephine 7
Bizley, Roger 7
Denison, Michael 7
Hardy, Robert, 1925- 7
Mackerras, Charles, 1925-2010 7
Ross, Herbert, 1927-2001 7
Spencer, Roy 7
Wilson, Jean 7
Bidmead, Stephanie, 1929-1974 6
Blake, Mervyn, 1907-2003 6
Buck, David, 1936-1989 6
Cruise, Christopher 6
Daneman, Paul 6
Glover, Julian, 1935- 6
Griffiths, Neville 6
Ustinov, Peter 6
Ashcroft, Peggy, Dame 5
Ballantine, Sheila 5
Bird, John 5
Bonnington, V. 5
Carter, Simon 5
Clunes, Alec, 1912-1970 5
Dennis, Jon 5
Dignam, Mark, 1909-1989 5
Ford, Sally 5
Graham Cox, Michael, 1938- 5
Hart, George 5
Heath, Eira, 1940- 5
Johnson, Richard 5
Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007 5
Morris, Gomer 5
Robbins, Jerome 5
Thorne, Angela, 1939- 5
Baker, George, 1931- 4
Balcon, Jill 4
Bashford, Jan 4
Blakemore, Michael, 1928- 4
Borromel, Charles 4
Bowen 4
Brecknock, John 4
Brown, Anthony 4
Casey 4
Clements, John, 1910-1988 4
Coghill, Harry 4
Cuka, Frances 4
Davey 4
Davies, Trevor 4
Ebert, Carl, 1887-1980 4
Eddison, Robert, 1908-1991 4
Elmhurst, William 4
Ely, Mary 4
Fawcett 4
Faye, Janina, 1949- 4
Goring, Marius, 1912-1998 4

Subject

Theatrical productions 4000
Costume design drawings 2917
Costumes (character dress) 2753
Costume design 2735
Gouaches (paintings) 1275
Set design drawings 941
Scenography 919
Preliminary drawings (drawings) 136
Preliminary sketches (sketches) 110
Props (object genres) 71
Sketches 58
Peasants 48
Stage props 44
Costume Design 35
Face masks 35
Soldiers 30
Working drawings 29
Swatches 28
Photographs 27
Dresses (garments) 22
Hats 22
Preparatory studies 22
Officers (military officers) 20
Prisoners 20
Dukes 17
Royalty (nobility) 16
Lists (document genres) 15
Watercolors (paintings) 15
Windows 15
Funerals 13
Military uniforms 13
Millinery 13
Clothing & dress 12
Earls 12
Black (color) 11
Headgear 11
Partisans 11
Priests 11
Storyboards 11
Wives 11
Noblemen 10
Thumbnail sketches 10
Capes (Clothing) 9
Headdresses 9
Servants 9
Studies (visual works) 9
Walls 9
Ballrooms 8
Cloaks 8
Costume accessories 8
Dancers 8
Kings (people) 8
Trees 8
Coats (garments) 7
Courtiers 7
Disguises 7
Paneling 7
Sandals 7
Sashes (costume accessories) 7
Belts (costume accessories) 6
Coats of arms 6
Coronations 6
Costumes 6
Exterior views 6
Fireplaces 6
Forests 6
Ghosts 6
Notes 6
Palaces 6
Queens (people) 6
Shirts 6
Shrines (structures) 6
Stages (performance spaces) 6
Tabards 6
Aprons 5
Archbishops 5
Castles (fortifications) 5
Floor plans 5
Knights 5
Princes 5
Proscenium arches 5
Scale drawings 5
Sitting rooms 5
Stars 5
Tenants 5
Theatrical makeup 5
Throne rooms 5
Vendors 5
Wigs 5
Witches 5
Bishops (prelates) 4
Blue (color) 4
Brown (color) 4
Camps (temporary settlements) 4
Castles & palaces 4
Chandeliers (hanging lights) 4
Cosmetics 4
Courtyards 4
Dining rooms 4
Flowers (plants) 4