Last night we went to see an excellent production of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oak Brook, IL, just west of Chicago:
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We haven't been to a play since pre-pandemic and it was great to go out again and enjoy a performance and we had so much fun! The characters were dressed in terrific vintage costumes but I quickly spotted the green Coach Madison bag being worn by the actress playing Mary Debenham. She was the tormented young governess to the murdered child. Her purse was a little modern for her costume because the play is set in 1934 but it exactly matched her green suit and looked perfect with her ensemble.
The bag looked like a Gracie but a little bigger, but smaller than a Copley. There was no hangtag and she was carrying it top handle without a long strap, but I was thinking that it might be a Biltmore 4417, see the catalog picture below next to a Gracie. I don't have a Biltmore but I thought that it looked a similar size to my Grammercy Top Handle Satchel 7002 - but it was definitely a Madison turnlock bag.
Unfortunately the production ends on October 23 but if anyone in the area gets a chance to see it (@Hyacinth?) please let me know if you agree with my identification - besides having a great evening out!
Murder on the Orient Express | Drury Lane Theatre – Official Site
August 31 – October 23, 2022Buy Tickets August 31 – October 23, 2022 Adapted for the stage by: Ken Ludwig Just after midnight, a snowdrift stopped the Orient Express in its tracks. The next morning…
drurylanetheatre.com
We haven't been to a play since pre-pandemic and it was great to go out again and enjoy a performance and we had so much fun! The characters were dressed in terrific vintage costumes but I quickly spotted the green Coach Madison bag being worn by the actress playing Mary Debenham. She was the tormented young governess to the murdered child. Her purse was a little modern for her costume because the play is set in 1934 but it exactly matched her green suit and looked perfect with her ensemble.
The bag looked like a Gracie but a little bigger, but smaller than a Copley. There was no hangtag and she was carrying it top handle without a long strap, but I was thinking that it might be a Biltmore 4417, see the catalog picture below next to a Gracie. I don't have a Biltmore but I thought that it looked a similar size to my Grammercy Top Handle Satchel 7002 - but it was definitely a Madison turnlock bag.
Unfortunately the production ends on October 23 but if anyone in the area gets a chance to see it (@Hyacinth?) please let me know if you agree with my identification - besides having a great evening out!
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