James Robinson Planché

James Robinson Planché was a British dramatist, antiquary and officer of arms. Over a period of approximately 60 years, he wrote, adapted, or collaborated on 176 plays in a wide range of genres including extravaganza, farce, comedy, burletta, melodrama and opera. Planché was responsible for introducing historically accurate costume into nineteenth-century British theatre, and subsequently became an acknowledged expert on historical costume, publishing a number of works on the topic.