Masquerades, tableaux and drills.
Publisher: Butterick Publishing Co.
Published: 1906
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Balls (Parties); Tableaux.; Marching drills -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.; Theatrical Dance.; Notation for Dance.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: This manual provides step-by-step instructions, augmented by numerous illustrations, for giving masquerades, conducting tableaux, and creating "fancy drills." Costumes, hair styles, and accessories are included for Calico and Martha Washington balls, Joan of Arc, a football player, Beau Brummel, and a shepherdess. Additionally, the manual provides suggestions for tableaux scenes and living pictures ("pose plastique").
Notes: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.
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