02526nam 2200529 a 450 991082851620332120200520144314.01-282-04739-61-59213-611-7(CKB)1000000000578067(EBL)432877(OCoLC)316206227(SSID)ssj0000220783(PQKBManifestationID)11219074(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000220783(PQKBWorkID)10157127(PQKB)10534019(MiAaPQ)EBC432877(EXLCZ)99100000000057806720061109d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Philadelphia Mummers building community through play /Patricia Anne Masters1st ed.Philadelphia Temple University Press20071 online resource (xi, 232 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrations, map1-59213-609-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-224) and index.From play to play community : the early years of the Mummers parade -- Expanding the play community : the contemporary parade -- Blacks, women, and the "new" immigrants : the Mummers and diversity -- "Going up the street" : the experience of the parade -- Rituals and the play community -- Family, club, and neighborhood -- The experience of play -- The Mummers past and future.Every New Year's Day since 1901, the Philadelphia Mummers have presented a spectacular show of shows that raucously snakes and shimmies its way through city streets. The Mummers Parade features music, dance, comedy, and mime, along with dazzling costumes and floats. Although the lavish event is now televised to a wide audience, it is still rooted in the same neighborhoods where it began. This book explores the community created and annually reaffirmed by the Philadelphia Mummers.ParadesPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaHistoryNew YearPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaHistoryPhiladelphia (Pa.)Social life and customsParadesHistory.New YearHistory.394/.50974811Masters Patricia Anne1945-1749950MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828516203321The Philadelphia Mummers4184413UNINA