Costume World Theatrical

RAGTIME

RAGTIME

Father:

Skimmer, light colored suit, shirt, tie

Overcoat with fur collar, fur hat

Dark suit, hat

Mother:

New Rochelle dress, hat

Gardening apron, gardening hat, gardening gloves

Overcoat, fancy hat

Fancy day dress, hat

Dark mourning dress, hat

Younger Brother:

Skimmer, light colored suit, shirt, bowtie

Dark suit and hat

Dark overcoat

Little Boy Edgar:

Period boy’s sailor suit

Light pants, waist coat, shirt, cap (wear with knickers from sailor suit)

Grandfather:

Skimmer, light colored suit, shirt, bowtie

Dark suit, hat

Coalhouse:

Derby, bright suit, vest, shirt, tie, arm garters

Darker colored suit, shirt, ies

Light weight overcoat for driving and cap

Tateh:

Cap, shabby suit coat, collarless shirt, pants, vest, neckerchief

Shabby overcoat

Jacket, shirt, ascot, beret, jodphurs

Sanford White:

3 piece frock or cutaway suit with shirt, ascot, top hat

Harry Thaw:

Skimmer, 3 piece suit, shirt, narrow tie

Henry Ford:

3 piece sit, shirt, narrow tie, homberg

Houdini:

3 piece dark suit, white shirt, tie

Men’s one piece period bathing sit
Straight jacket

Booker T. Washington:

Dark 3 piece suit, shirt, bowtie

JP Morgan:

Frock suit, vest, shirt, ascot

Admiral Perry:

Naval uniform, officer hat

Dark 3 piece suit, shirt, bowtie

Matthew Henson:

Pea coat, toboggan hat, shirt, work pants

Brigt wuit, shirt, vest, bowtie

Judge:

Judicial robe

Little Girl:

Peasant dress with petticoat, pinafore, headscarf

Fancy child dress and hairbow

Sarah:

Maid outfit with cap and pinafore

Blouse, skirt, petticoat, belt

Lightweight overcoat, travel hat

Sarah’s friend:

Bright day dress, hat

Emma Goldman:

Hat, dark tailored suit or skirt and blouse

Evelyn Nesbit:

Feather headpiece, showgirl outfit with bloomers, gloves

Kathleen:

Maid outfit with cap and pinafore

Bridgit:

Maid outfit with cap and pinafore

New Rochelle people:

Light colored suits or dresses with hats

Harlem people:

Bright suits or dresses with hats; men also need overcoats

Immigrants:

Men: suit coats, collarless shirts, vest, pants, neckerchiefs

Women-dress or skirt and blouse, shawl, apron

Sob sisters:

High neck blouse and skirt, small hat

Chorines:

Showgirl outfits similar to Evelyn

Ship hands:

Pea coat and knit hat, rough pants, shirt

Policemen:

Bobby hat, uniform with badge

Ford workers:

Smocks or aprons, caps or scarves

Conductor:

Hat, uniform

Firemen: 

Fire helmet, Henley, suspenders, pants

Band:

Uniform hat, jacket gloves, pants

Baseball fans:

Suits or jackets and pants, assorted styles of hat

Jurors:

Clowns suits worn with suit coats

Couples on the boardwalk: 

Edwardian well dressed with hats