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Music Man August 1, 2009

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Started some research for the PEERS Music Man picnic August 1, 2009 and thought I would share. Guess I should watch the movie, too.

"Music Man" set around July 1912

Titanic sank April 15, 1912
Edwardian 1900-1915
Teens 1915-1920
Ragtime era 1895-1905

Article about Edwardian and Teens fashions
catspajamas.com/vintage-ar...en-Eras.htm
edwardianpromenade.com/

The images of picnics around 1912 show people in Edwardian/Gibson Girl look. I like the Scottsville one.

Images:
Summer Picnic in Scottsville, VA 1912
scottsvillemuseum.com/events/...SD1.html

Picnic at Queenscliff, Australia March 30, 1912
nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms1540-19-546

Freshman Picnic, University of Washington May 4, 1912
content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4...r.php
Senior/Junior Picnic, University of Washington
content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4...r.php

Picnic Attire circa 1910
www.islandroutes.com/wordpre...ca-1910/

Book and some patterns that may work for a big hat.

Book: Practical Home Millinery -- Edwardian Hat and Veil Pattern Making
www.amazon.com/Practical-.../1934268364

Butterick B4697 view c or d
www.butterick.com/item/B4697.htm
Butterick B5004
www.butterick.com/item/B5004.htm
Butterick B4210 view c
www.butterick.com/item/B4210.htm
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  • Kim
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    Re: Music Man August 1, 2009

    Sat, July 25, 2009 - 9:18 AM
    Eeek! I still haven't finished my outfit, but am looking forward to seeing everyone especially all those in big hats! Anyone who hasn't had formal lessons bringing their band instruments?
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    • Jeffrey
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      Re: Music Man August 1, 2009

      Sat, July 25, 2009 - 3:35 PM
      To other interesting parties,
      To continue the Edwardian feel of the day, there will be a theater performance in Mountain View called, 'Floradora,' that many are going to see that evening after the picnic. This is a show based on the first Broadway show featuring a line-up of female acts, this show predates the Ziegfield Follies; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florodora. At age sixeen, Evelyn Nesbit (famous Charles Dana Gibson girl) was a Spanish dancer in the show which of course led to her fandom and that scandal with Stanford White in his tower at Madison Square Garden on his red velvet swing. A few years later Evelyn's then crazy millionaire husband Harry K. Thaw would kill Stanford White in protecting her honor; he would later be the first man in America to plea insanity and be spared the death penalty;1906. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Nesbit
      Theater Show information: www.lyrictheatre.org/
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      • Cary
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        Re: Music Man August 1, 2009

        Sun, July 26, 2009 - 2:22 PM
        Oh yeah, so far I haven't learned to play my cornet very well using The Think Method ... :)

        As for watching movie versions of "The Music Man", there was a 2003 remake starring Matthew Broderick as Professor Harold Hill, though I would much more strongly recommend the original version with Robert Preston (as well as a lovely young Shirley Jones and an even younger Ron Howard).

        I might be able to attend the PEERS picnic, though that may depend on being able to find one of those straw hats. Does anyone know if the Hat Guys store in Oakland sells that kind of period hat for men? Would a traditional straw hat that passes at a Music Man picnic also work for Gatsby?

        I doubt that I'll be able to attend, but thanks for mentioning "Floradora". I saw a wonderful production of "Iolanthe" put on by the same Lyric Theatre a few years ago.


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        Re: Music Man August 1, 2009

        Mon, July 27, 2009 - 11:36 PM
        It would be such fun to see "Floradora." It's one of those smash hit early musicals that almost none of us have seen because it's never revived. Thanks for the information, Jeff!
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