TYLTYL wears the dress of Hop o’ my Thumb in Perrault’s Tales. Scarlet knickerbockers, pale-blue jacket, white stockings, tan shoes.
MYTYL is dressed like Gretel or Little Red Riding-hood.
LIGHT. – The “moon-coloured” dress in Perrault’s Peau d’?ne; that is to say, pale gold shot with silver, shimmering gauzes, forming a sort of rays, etc. Neo-Grecian or Anglo-Grecian (à la Walter Crane) or even more or less Empire style: a high waist, bare arms, etc. Head-dress: a sort of diadem or even a light crown.
THE FAIRY B?RYLUNE and NEIGHBOUR BERLINGOT. – The traditional dress of the poor women in fairy-tales. If desired, the transformation of the Fairy into a princess in Act I may be omitted.
DADDY TYL, MUMMY TYL, GAFFER TYL and GRANNY TYL. – The traditional costume of the German wood-cutters and peasants in Grimm’s Tales.
TYLTYL’S BROTHERS AND SISTERS. – Different forms of the Hop-o’-my-Thumb costume.
TIME. – Traditional dress of Time: a wide black or dark-blue cloak, a streaming white beard, scythe and hour-glass.
NIGHT. – Ample black garments, covered with mysterious stars and “shot” with reddish-brown reflections. Veils, dark poppies, etc.
THE NEIGHBOUR’S LITTLE GIRL. – Bright fair hair; a long white frock.
THE DOG. – Red dress-coat, white breeches, top-boots, a shiny hat. The costume suggests that of John Bull.
THE CAT. – The costume of Puss in Boots: powdered wig, three-cornered hat, violet or sky-blue coat, dress-sword, etc.
N.B. – The heads of the DOG and the CAT should be only discreetly animalised.
BREAD. – A rich pasha’s dress. An ample crimson silk or velvet gown. A huge turban. A scimitar. An enormous stomach, red and puffed-out cheeks.