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Beaton was designed both the sets and the costumes for the original Old Vic production of The School for Scandal in 1949. This production starred Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in the leading roles. The production was reprieved at the Comédie-Française in Paris in 1962, where Beaton's designs were once again required.
Literature
D. Mellor, Cecil Beaton, exhibition catalogue, Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1986, p.228
Exhibited
The Barbican Art Gallery, London, Cecil Beaton, 16 May - 20 July 1986, no.P28