A History of the Theatre Costume Business: Creators of Character

ISBN-13: 9781138484290 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 208 str.

Triffin I. Morris; Gregory DL Morris

Opis

A History of the Theater Costume Business is the first-ever comprehensive book on the subject, as related by award-winning actors and designers, and firsthand by the drapers, tailors, and craftspeople who make the clothes that dazzle on stage.

Spis treści

1. Orientation: How Costumes Became a Business, and How it Works  2. A Stitch in Time: The Early Designer-Drapers  3. Thread and Circuses: The Rise and Fall of the Big Rental Shops 4. The Coming of the Continentals: Lighter Hands for Ballet and Opera  5. Broadway as a Business: The Syndicate, The Shuberts, and the Unions  6. The British Invasion: The Legacy of Ray Diffen  7. A Leading Lady Herself: Barbara Matera  8. Nights (And Weekends) on Broadway: The Current Comercial Shops  9. Thoroughly Modern Milliners and Makers: The Modern Atelier System  10. Angel Wings and Dancing Candlesticks: Craft and Specialty Shops  11. Tinkers and Tailors: Old Machines Soldier On and Can Be Spied in New Shops  12. West of 12^th Avenue: Commercial Shops Across North America