Costumes for the stage : a complete handbook for every kind of play /
Provides instructions for making a wide variety of costumes for plays, including Greek plays, Shakespeare, Victorian and Edwardian costumes, and costumes for all of the twentieth century.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Dutton,
[1978]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Planning and equipment
- Measurements, patterns, and fitting
- The changing shape of period costume
- Greek drama
- Medieval costume, miracles and mysteries
- Shakespeare and the sixteenth century
- The seventeenth century
- The eighteenth century
- The nineteenth century
- From 1895 to the First World War
- The twenties and thirties
- Yesterday and today
- Underwear and nightwear
- Stylization
- Thinking about colour
- Fabrics plain and patterned
- Simple methods for accessories
- Musicals and pantomimes
- Pageants and carnivals
- Especially for schools
- Curtain up.