. On the art of the theatre . at the same timehistorically untrue. Better than these that I have mentioned isViollet le Due. He has much love for the little 32 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHINGA Dancer. Charming costume, that, I hear some octor-mMtiager say ; quite charming—so original, too-^ts a pity it^s im/possible tomake it. My ward/robe mistress tells me she couldnt make thatbecause its not clear. This is typical of the withering praise such a design is met vnthwhen an anxious actor-manager catches sight of it. It is the habitfor some of them—one of them, I. had almost written—to damneverything outs
. On the art of the theatre . at the same timehistorically untrue. Better than these that I have mentioned isViollet le Due. He has much love for the little 32 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHINGA Dancer. Charming costume, that, I hear some octor-mMtiager say ; quite charming—so original, too-^ts a pity it^s im/possible tomake it. My ward/robe mistress tells me she couldnt make thatbecause its not clear. This is typical of the withering praise such a design is met vnthwhen an anxious actor-manager catches sight of it. It is the habitfor some of them—one of them, I. had almost written—to damneverything outside his ovm theatre as impossible, and in such apathetic way, too. You are not going to tell me that you seriouslyconsider that is good, he asks of his visitor, and he adds, / likemine much better — mine is some little invention of one of hisservants, for the great man never indulges himself that way. This costume design was carried out to perfection. One is obligedto state these things because of the story-tellers I. \_Face page 32. V I OLLET LE DU C truths which underlie costume, and is very faithful \in his attitude; but even his is more a book for the I ^historical novelist, and one has yet to be written {/about imaginative costume. Keep continuallydesigning such imaginative costumes. For ex-ample, make a barbaric costume; and a barbariccostume for a sly man which has nothing about it ^which can be said to be historical and yet is bothsly and barbaric. Now make another design foranother barbaric costume, for a man who is boldand tender. Now make a third for one who is uglyand vindictive. It will be an exercise. You willprobably make blunders at first, for it is no easything to do, but I promise you if you persevere longenough you will be able to do it. Then go further;attempt to design the clothing for a divine figureand for a demonic figure : these of course will bestudies in individual costumes, but the mainstrength of this branch of the work lies in the ^costume
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