All that is beautiful about it is due principally to the scenic artists and the costumiers.
As 'costumier' of the troupe I am accustomed to make all sorts of transformations, and can turn a miserable vagabond into an Alexander, or a vulgar wench into a princess.
To paint a real historical picture one requires the assistance of a theatrical costumier and a photographer.
Well, Jenkins, how are we this morning? said his excellency, approaching, while the costumier was picking up his fashion-plates, scattered over all the easy chairs.
With a deftness that was worthy of a theatrical costumier, the detectives converted themselves and the two young men into ship's firemen.
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She was a notedcostumierfor the stage and films.
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The scene-painter, the carpenter, and thecostumierno longer usurp the place of the author and actor.
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He suffered extreme want, sleeping out in the parks and streets, until he obtained employment as designer to a theatricalcostumier.
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He retired from the profession of retailcostumier.
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Their father was a theatricalcostumier.
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