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Adventures in Theater History: PhiladelphiaThe MischianzaBefore ending their occupation of Philadelphia in 1778, the British threw themselves a hell of a theatre party! Knights and heralds, pageantry and theatricals, pomp and parading, feasting and flirting, all-night dancing and oh-so-many borrowed mirrors. Learn all about it from Peter's reading of the chapter "Oh, It's a Lovely War: The Mischianza 1778" from Thomas H. Keels' 2010 book "Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love."Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love by Thomas Keels, is available on Amazon.com. Please visit Tom's website, www.thomaskeels.com
2022-02-1133 min
Adventures in Theater History: PhiladelphiaThe Mummers Parade: An interview with Dr. Christian DuComb - Special EpisodeMike Lueger of "The Theatre History Podcast" interviews Dr. Christian DuComb about the history of Philadelphia Mummers Parade, the history behind the iconic annual Philadelphia event, and the 'Mummers Wench'. Although I've added some additional material, this interview was originally released as Episode 55 of Mike's "The Theatre History Podcast." There are notes and links on his website: https://howlround.com/theatre-history-podcast-55To see our own blog entry about the the book "Haunted City", which contains many more fascinating insights about Philadelphia theater history, go to: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/christian-ducombs-haunted-city/Support the s...
2021-12-3142 min
The Theatre History PodcastEpisode 55: Examining the Controversial History of the "Mummers Wench" with Dr. Christian DuCombWe know that the history of theatre and performance contains plenty of insensitive, even offensive, tropes and stereotypes. We also tend to think of ourselves as having left those stereotypes in the past, where they belong. However, as this week's guest reveals, our popular culture still contains plenty of uncomfortable reminders of those types, and they're often woven into the fabric of beloved cultural institutions in a way that forces us to come to terms with them, rather than simply pretend that they have nothing to do with us. Dr. Christian DuComb, author of Haunted City: Three C...
2019-11-1831 min