The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #72665   Message #1253729
Posted By: Bee-dubya-ell
22-Aug-04 - 04:54 PM
Thread Name: mostly for fun: What is a mummer?
Subject: RE: BS: What is a mummer?
Nuts! I just checked out the Marvelous Mummers site more thoroughly and they've deleted the photos that used to be on there of some members dressed in really outlandish costumes. We're talking get-ups that make the sequinned Uncle Sam suits in their group photo look absolutely conservative by comparison. Six-foot tall feather head-dresses and the like. Stuff that would turn a Las Vegas showgirl's head. I guess now that they've recruited more members not everyone can afford to dress in costumes costing a tenth of their annual salary.

By the way, the reason I know of their website is because I was actually considering answering an audition call for the group a couple of years ago. Hell, I can play "Bill Bailey" and "Ain't She Sweet" and that kinda stuff. Fortunately, I checked their website first and decided that the music couldn't possibly be enough fun to make up for having to dress like that.