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Costume.
First Performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, Tuesday, November 28th, 1837.
THE KING.—1st dress.—Tunic of cloth of gold—armhole robe purple velvet—ermine and gold trimmings—coronet cap.—2nd dress.—Full coronation robes.—3rd dress same as 1st.
DUNOIS, LA-HIRE, and French Knights.—Armour, with surcoats, and shields of their arms.
ARNAUD.—Complete armour suit.
MONTFORT.—Plate armour shirt over a brown one— boots—red leggings.
ABBOT.—White ecclesiastical robes, trimmed with gold, scarlet, and lace.
THIBAUT.—1st dress.—Brown and black shirt and hose. 2nd dress.—Rich crimson silk shirt.
TALBOT, LIONEL, &c.—Armour, with surcoats, and shields of their arms.
WIZARD.—Grey long tunic marked with characters.
FIEND KNIGHT.—Complete suit of black armour.
Sentinels, Gaoler, &c.—Shirts—breastplates—leggings —boots.
N.B. All the armed wear helmets, the prevalent colour among the French attendants is the blue with silver lilies, and among the English scarlet with gold lions. Soldiers of each party breastplates and shirts.
ISABEL.—Blue dress trimmed with ermine, over which scarlet velvet and gold tissue tunic, trimmed with ermine —coronet—chain piece of jewels.
JOAN.—1st and 3rd dress—Black and brown striped cloth gown.—2nd dress.—Suit of armour—silver with blue surcoat well covered with silver lilies.
LOUISE and MADELON.—Rustic dresses.
Ladies of the Court.—Trains—jackets—caps of the time.
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