FIREMAN'S COAT OF ARMS.
Reading edition
By Jove! I'll have a fine establishment, And keep a coat-of-arms! Muggins.
Two Female Figures.
This tableau represents an oval shield richly ornamented with gold, on which are fastened engine pipes, colored lanterns, trumpets, axes, fire hooks, buckets, hats, &c. These radiate from the centre, and are surrounded by a wreath of gold stars, five inches in diameter. It rests on a pedestal, and is supported on each side by female figures. The shield is seven feet high and four feet wide, the surface covered with blue cambric, with a border of crimson five inches wide, shaded with a band of gold one inch in width. The pedestal is six feet long, one foot high, and three feet wide, the surface covered with crimson cloth, with a black and gold border six inches wide, and an appropriate motto on the front in letters of gold. The young ladies who support the shield must be of equal height, good figure and features. Their costume consists of a white robe cut low in the neck, skirt made to trail on the pedestal, red or black velvet waist, ornamented with gilt buttons and lace, and fireman's hat on the head. Their position is at the sides of the shield, facing the audience; one arm is laid at full length on the top of the oval, the other hangs at the side, the hand grasping a small wreath of myrtle. The head should be slightly turned towards the shield, eyes looking forward, countenance calm. The light for the tableau must be of medium brilliancy, and come from the front of the stage. Music soft.
