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1、PassageTwenty-two(Pantomime)Pantomimeslikepageants,needtobeverywellplanned,anditisessentialthatinitialorganizationshouldbeginmanyweeksinadvanceoftheproductiondate.Pantomimesarenearlyalwaysdividedintoseparatescenes,veryoftentakingplaceindifferentcountriesorevenindi
2、fferentcenturies.Itisthereforenecessarythatthereshouldbeanoverallunityofdesignculminatinginthegrandfinale.Thislatterisreallyjustanexcuseforvisualeffects,andforoncetheperformersbecomemerelyclothshangersonwhichtoputelaborategarments.Thesceneshouldbediscussedatsomele
3、ngthwiththeproducersothatthebackground,whichisdecidedupon,doesnotpresentimpossibilitiesfortheprovisionofcostumeswithinthebudgetorinsuperablemakingproblemsforthewardrobe.Becauseofthelargenumbersofcostumesneededfullusemustbemadeofthecheapestmaterialsavailable,suchas
4、tarlatan(thin,stiff,open-weavemuslin)netsandinexpensivecottonsandtaffetas.Veryoftenitispossibletopickupgoodsthathavebeensubstantiallyreducedinpriceascheaplineseitherinthebigstoresoronstallsinstreetmarkets.Costumesforpantomimesneedtobeimaginative,gayandfairlyboldin
5、conception—thisdoesnotmeanthattheyneedtobegarish.Usuallyinonescenethereneedstobetheflavorofwhatisnewestatthemomentinclothes.Itisalwaysagoodideatomakeuseofamoderngimmickandtopointitinsomewayifthiscanbeconvenientlyfittedintothescheme.Theaudiencecomestopantomimetohav
6、etheeyefeastedasmuchasforanyotherpurpose,thusmakingagreatchanceforthedesignertoexcel.Becauseoftheveryvariedaudiencetobecateredfortheremustbecostumestopleasepatronsofallagesanddelighttheeyesoftoddlers,teenagers,parentsandgrandparents.Usuallythereisthechanceforsomec
7、ountrysceneinvolvingmerry-makingpeasantsinginghams,stripesofchintzes.Theremaybeamilitaryornavalroutineorsomenumberemphasizingprecisionandcallingfortrimslickcostumes.Thereiscertaintobeaballetwhichistolookfairy-likeorromanticandprettyandwhichmaywellneedeitherclassic
8、alorromantictutus.Thefinale,whichmustbethemostspectacularofall,isoftensetinaballroomorpalacewhereallthecharacterscometogethertomaketheirfinalbows;anditi
