Francisco Romero (bullfighter) by step towards the modern "muleta" or red cape and "capote" or purple and yellow cape, but it is very plausible that was Romero the one that popularized his use as "the" bullfight essential prop. It seems that the death of a bull by sword was practiced previously, specially by the employees of meat processing factories in Sevilla, but not in a bullring. In any case, if Francisco Romero is not the inventor of the modern bullfight, he is the first matador that became professional and made a living from bull fighting. His success implied a fundamental and radical change
A Costume Piece he fled to his artist's studio, and changed there. Moreover, he has also sent a message to Inspector Mackenzie, informing Scotland Yard to swarm the house. Ultimately, Raffles gracefully admits defeat. BBC Radio adapted the story into the third episode of its Raffles radio drama, "A Costume Piece", which first aired on 3 November 1985. The drama features Jeremy Clyde as Raffles and Michael Cochrane as Bunny. The episode closely follows the plot of the original story, with some minor changes: A Costume Piece "A Costume Piece" is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and features the gentleman thief