Danny For Sale And Display

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has purchased four costumes worn by the late Danny La Rue, ahead of an auction that will see 90 of the performer�s costumes and gowns put up for sale.


Palace Theatre, 1976


'Aladdin' London Palladium 1978.


'Hello, Dolly!'
Prince Of Wales Theatre 1983

Two of the costumes purchased by the V&A will go on permanent display in the museum, while the other two will be featured in a forthcoming exhibition of pantomime costumes to be held at the Museum of Childhood.
La Rue�s other costumes, owned by Annie Galbraith, will go on sale at an auction at Brick Lane Music Hall, March 12th, where he performed many, many times.
The sale will include pantomime costumes, a collection of costumes worn in the West End show 'Hello, Dolly!' and gowns worn for music hall and cabaret performances.
Viewing is from 10am.
The sale starts at midday.
Danny La Rue died at the age of 81 in June 2009.


Danny paid 9000 for this one in the late 80s!

Updated On: 2/26/10 at 12:28 PM

??? kind of. They took a lot of the stuff there when the Theatre Museum closed in Covent Garden a few years back.
90% of what they have is in storage and will probably wont be seen again until another self contained property like the original comes along.
A new Theatre Museum was going to be built in Blackpool but that fell thru at the same time as the town lost its bid for the big casino make over.

Having know Danny for the last 20 odd years I was given my little keepsake by Annie last year as I couldn't make the funeral.
I know for a fact that the bigger, more famous ones were bought by one guy last year.

He had a fabulous Dietrich costume from the 70s that cost a fortune, more than any other. He used it almost every show he did. He would never, however, take it abroad with him incase it got lost! Wise man was Dan. Bless his heart.

A theatre museum in Blackpool sounds almost redundant.

He had zero in the bank when he died, Annie is using this money for the, so far unpaid for, funeral. DON'T listen to the likes of Ms Windsor and her 'dear old Dan' stories. He asked her for a few pounds to stave of bailiffs about 8 years ago and she blanked him. Her on 300,000 a year. He who gave her two of her biggest breaks of her career.
Thats why he had to make a fool of himself in the last few pantos he did.
His words, not mine.

Her work, especially in the theatre over the years has been nothing short of stella and she deserves the star status she has built with the public-they adore her-but as a person she STOP!!!!!!!