Sunday, June 26, 2011

Yay or Nay? Sarah Siddons

Mary Boteler wow most with her look over overflowing ribbons and bows, earning her a Yay.  This week we have another hat in a very theatrical selection.


Thomas Beach paints Sarah Siddons (1786) in theatrical dress for the character of Lady MacBeth.  Yay or Nay?

[Garrick Club]

12 comments:

  1. Lady MacBeth wore a HAT? I think that is simply a dark quite evil halo, my dears. Um, I vote Nay.

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  2. Well, apart from the fact that it looks as if she has a bunch of baked potatoes attached to her head and her hat harks back to Boy George in his heyday, I like her outfit. But that is because I am a sucker for lace of any persuasion. But it's still not enough. The overwrought pose suggests major scenery chewing was the norm then so the overall effect is just silly. Sorry, a Nay from me.

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  3. Like the dress, but it's not enough. I hate the hair and the hat. Nay.

    ~Lylassandra

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  4. Yay! Nice change after last week's hideous bow explosion. A smart outfit for career advancement, although the wig should have been rethought.

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  5. In this case...Nay. Costume or not. Just...nay.

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  6. Yay for the dress...except for her hair. I agree with cherylynn who compairs her hair to Potatos because that's kinda true =/

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  7. Oh Retro you made me laugh -- Lady Macbeth goes in the dead of night to do murder -- in a hat and sausage-curled wig? Even as an outfit for dinner the next day NAY NAY NAY.

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  8. Her hair reminds me of horse poop and her dress looks a bit unwashed.
    It would have been a yay as the clothes and expression are very Lady Macbeth-esque, but the hat ruins it all. NAY.

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  9. NAY. Why? Well, people above said all it already. Her hair is ridiculous.

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  10. yay, for the Scottish play!!

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  11. I thought that hair was sausage rolls.
    Not feeling this one.

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