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Antiope and Eurymachus are both characters in Homer's legend <i>The Odyssey</i> and although the name of the character Eurymachus is not credited on the programme, it does feature the name 'Mlle. Marie', a dancer in several productions at the Alhambra who may well have been Marie Williams.\r\n\r\nThe designer Wilhelm (William Charles Pitcher RI, 1858-1925) was one of the most inventive and prolific late 19th century costume designers, whose early passion for stage spectacle led to his employment designing pantomime costumes for Drury Lane Theatre.  His attention to detail and his ability to create visually stunning and decorative costumes, were aspects of his work that appealed to producers and public alike, and led to a constant stream of work.","physicalDescription":"Costume design showing Marie Williams, full-length, as Eurymachus, wearing a top hat and monacle and carrying a cane. Inscribed <i>Eurymachus</i> and <i>Miss Marie Williams</i> along the top, and signed <i>WILHELM  88</i> lower right.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Wilhelm","id":"A4703"},"association":{"text":"artist","id":"AAT25103"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"ink","id":"AAT15012"},{"text":"paper","id":"x30308"},{"text":"water-colour","id":"AAT15045"}],"techniques":[{"text":"drawing (image-making)","id":"AAT54196"},{"text":"painting (image-making)","id":"AAT54216"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Water colour over pen and ink drawing","categories":[{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"},{"text":"Drawings","id":"THES48966"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&P","id":"THES48602"},"images":["2010EJ4144"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"005","id":"THES356686"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"water-colours","id":"AAT78925"}],[{"text":"drawings","id":"AAT33973"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Great Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"painted","id":"AAT54216"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1888","earliest":"1888-01-01","latest":"1888-12-31"},"association":{"text":"designed","id":"x29338"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"21.4","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"14.0","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Eurymachus     Miss Marie Williams     WILHELM 88.","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Inscribed in ink verso"},{"content":"C.A. 1910","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Stamped in purple ink verso. This stamp appears on the reverse of several costume designs in the Harry Beard collection and may refer to the costumier Charles Alias, or Monsieur Alias of Charles Alias Ltd., 36 Soho Square, since the firm made the costumes for <i>Antiope</i>. Charles Alias Ltd. became part of the costumiers Nathans."},{"content":"","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":" ","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Marie Williams as Eurymachus, possibly in the Ballet Divertissement' 'Antiope', Alhambra Theatre of Varieties, Leicester Square, June 1888. Water colour over pen and ink. 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