Theatrical Costume, Masks, Make-Up and Wigs
Theatrical Costume, Masks, Make-Up and Wigs

Author: Sidney Jackson Jowers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-15

Total Pages: 568

ISBN-13: 1136746412

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This is the first bibliography in its field, based on first-hand collations of the actual articles. International in scope, it includes publications found in public theatre libraries and archives of Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Florence, London, Milan, New York and Paris amongst others. Over 3500 detailed entries on separately published sources such as books, sales and exhibition catalogues and pamphlets provide an indispensible guide for theatre students, practitioners and historians. Indices cover designers, productions, actors and performers. The iconography provides an indexed record of over 6000 printed plates of performers in role, illustrating performance costume from the 18th to 20th century.

Venetian Disguises
Venetian Disguises

Author: Martin Barkawitz (Pen name: Tina Berg)

Publisher: Babelcube Inc.

Published: 2016-05-16

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 1507140827

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The young American Lynn Blake is the assistant to the famous photographer Arno Leonardi. She accompanys him to Venice for a photo shoot. Suddenly her boss disappears under mysterious circumstances. Lynn meets a charming man, but he seems suspicious. Did he have anything to do with the kidnapping? Lynn is not satisfied with the Italian police work, so she searches for her boss herself - and soon finds herself in trouble. She finds clues in the glorious Venetian past and goes to a party during the famous Venetian carneval. There she runs into a billionaire, who could be an important witness - or the killer of Arno Leonardi ...

Lord Harlequin
Lord Harlequin

Author: Marian Devon

Publisher: Ivy Books

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780449222799

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"Devon's sharp eye and light tough are a constant source of reading delight . . ." Romantic Times Lord Worth, a fugitive after being falsely accused of shooting a man, disguises himself as Harlequin each night upon the stage. Persey McCall is not fooled. She knows this man is no performer. But in her love scenes with the dashing Harlequin, she feels her heart begin to look the other way, and then to acquiesce completely in the deception. But is the love she feels returned by the mysterious Harlequin . . . or is it only another of his deceptions?

Masters of Disguise
Masters of Disguise

Author: Rebecca L. Johnson

Publisher: Millbrook Press ™

Published: 2018-01-01

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 1541528433

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In the animal kingdom, survival is the name of the game—and not everything is as it seems. A number of animals rely on particularly clever tricks to fool predators or prey. A baby bird mimics a poisonous caterpillar. A moth escapes bats by making sounds that interfere with the bats' echolocation. A tiny rain forest spider builds a big spider "puppet" out of bits of dead leaves, insect parts, and other items. Find out more about some of nature's most bizarre and bloodthirsty con artists and meet the scientists who are working to figure out just how they pull off their amazing tricks.