PAGEANT

modern dramatic spectacle or procession celebrating a special occasion or an event in the history of a locality. In medieval times the word pageant had meant the wagon or the movable stage on which one scene of a mystery or miracle play was performed. The pageant was built on wheels and consisted of two rooms, the lower one being used as a dressing room and the upper used as a stage. The word also referred to the complex wooden machine-structures built for the Tudor masque. The modern form of the pageant came into general use in England and America since the production, in 1905, of L. N. Parker's Sherborne pageant in England. Pageants include such celebrations as the Mardi Gras and annual local festivals.

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books on: Pageant  - 7545 results

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Live from Atlantic City: The History of the Miss America Pageant Before, After, and in Spite of Television
Book by A. R. Riverol; Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1992
...City: The History of the Miss America Pageant Before, After and in Spite of Television...Judgement of Paris 4 Pageant Precursors 4...An Overview of Miss America Pageants of the 1920s 22...
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Two Coventry Corpus Christi Plays
Includes: The Shearmen and Taylors' Pageant; The Weavers' Pageant
Book by Hardin Craig; Oxford University Press UK, 1957
Subjects: English Drama--To 1500, Mysteries And Miracle-Plays, English
...Plays: 1. THE SHEARMEN AND TAYLORS PAGEANT, RE-EDITED FROM THE EDITION OF THOMAS SHARP, 1825; AND 2. THE WEAVERS PAGEANT, RE-EDITED FROM THE MANUSCRIPT OF...I know of no republication of the pageants except modernized versions of...
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The Pageant of America: A Pictorial History of the United States - Vol. 1
Book by Clark Wissler, Constance Lindsay Skinner, William Wood, Ralph Henry Gabriel; Yale University Press, 1925
Subjects: United States--Civilization, United States--History--Pictorial Works
Independence Edition VOLUME I THE PAGEANT OF AMERICA A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE...MATTESON INDEXER Drawn expressly for The Pageant of America by Gregor Noetzel, American...A. MacNeil at Portland, Oregon THE PAGEANT OF AMERICA ADVENTURERS IN THE WILDERNESS...
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The Pageant of Netherlands History
Book by Adriaan J. Barnouw; Longmans Green, 1952
Subjects: Netherlands--Civilization, Netherlands--History
THE PAGEANT OF NETHERLANDS HISTORY The PAGEANT OF NETHERLANDS HISTORY Adriaan J. Barnouw LONGMANS...LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO. 215 VICTORIA STREET, TORONTO 1 THE PAGEANT OF NETHERLANDS HISTORY COPYRIGHT 1952 BY ADRIAAN J...
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John Stuart Curry's Pageant of America
Book by Laurence E. Schmeckebier; American Artists Group, 1943
Subjects: Curry, John Steuart--1897-1946
JOHN STEUART CURRYS PAGEANT OF AMERICA JOHN STEUART CURRYS PAGEANT OF AMERICA By Laurence E. Schmeckebier CHAIRMAN...AMERICAN ARTISTS GROUP. NEW YORK 1943 JOHN STEUART CURRYS PAGEANT OF AMERICA COPYRIGHT, 1943, BY AMERICAN ARTISTS...
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"Loveliest Daughter of Our Ancient Cathay!": Representations of Ethnic and Gender Identity in the Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Beauty Pageant
Journal article by Judy Tzu-Chun Wu; Journal of Social History, Vol. 31, 1997
Subjects: Beauty contests--Social aspects, Chinese American women--Competitions, Ethnicity--Research, Miss Chinatown USA Beauty Pageant--Analysis
...identity in the Miss Chinatown U.S.A. beauty pageant. by Judy Tzu-Chun Wu In February...the first Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Beauty Pageant. Sponsored by the San Francisco Chinese...second in the Miss New Hampshire beauty pageant, a preliminary for the Miss America competition...
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David Krasner, A Beautiful Pageant: African American Theatre, Drama, and Performance in the Harlem Renaissance, 1910-1927
Journal article by A.B. Christa Schwarz; American Studies International, Vol. 42, 2004
Subjects: A Beautiful Pageant: African American Theatre (Book)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
David Krasner, A Beautiful Pageant: African American Theatre, Drama, and...Schwarz David Krasner, A Beautiful Pageant: African American Theatre, Drama, and...19.95 (paper). With A Beautiful Pageant: African American Theatre, Drama, and...
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Seven Tenths Incorrect: Heterogeneity and Change in the Waist-to-Hip Ratios of Playboy Centerfold Models and Miss America Pageant Winners
Journal article by Jeremy Freese, Sheri Meland; The Journal of Sex Research, Vol. 39, 2002
Subjects: Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)--Research, Men--Attitudes, Miss America Pageant--Research, Playboy (Periodical)--Standards, Proportion (Anthropometry)--Research, Sexual attraction--Research
...Playboy centerfold models and Miss America pageant winners by Jeremy Freese , Sheri...centerfolds and winners of the Miss America pageant. Because these women are taken as representative...independently reassembled and updated data on both pageant winners and Playboy centerfolds; as we...
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"Loveliest Daughter of Our Ancient Cathay!": Representations of Ethnic and Gender Identity in the Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Beauty Pageant
Journal article by Judy Tzu-Chun Wu; Journal of Social History, Vol. 31, 1997
Subjects: Beauty contests--Social aspects, Chinatown, San Francisco, California--Social aspects, Chinese American women--Competitions, Social mobility--Demographic aspects
...identity in the Miss Chinatown U.S.A. beauty pageant. by Judy Tzu-Chun Wu In February...the first Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Beauty Pageant. Sponsored by the San Francisco Chinese...second in the Miss New Hampshire beauty pageant, a preliminary for the Miss America competition...
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Between the Acts and Louis Napoleon Parker-The Creator of the Modern English Pageant
Journal article by Ayako Yoshino; Critical Survey, Vol. 15, 2003
Subjects: English literature, English literature--Criticism and interpretation
...Parker-The Creator of the Modern English Pageant. by Ayako Yoshino Between...explored, its central motif, a village pageant, is not well understood in terms of its...tradition. Alex Zwerdling regards the pageant as a symbol of pre-war English society...
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The Fight for the Tiara: Donald Trump, Who Owns the Miss Universe Pageant, Stands in the Way of a New Drag Pageant, Miss Gay Universe
Magazine article by Mubarak Dahir; The Advocate, July 22, 2003
Subjects: Beauty contests--Intellectual property, Beauty contests--Names, Trademark infringement--Cases, Transvestites--Competitions, Trump, Donald--Intellectual property
...Tiara: Donald Trump, Who Owns the Miss Universe Pageant, Stands in the Way of a New Drag Pageant, Miss Gay Universe. by Mubarak Dahir...the difference between drag queens and beauty pageant contestants. Trump is an owner of the trademark...
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The Peanut Pageant: Engaging Students in Contemporary Science Controversies
Magazine article by William Straits, Glenn Grizzard; Green Teacher, Summer 2007
Subjects: Animals, Dissection, Ethics, Food allergies, Learning, Outdoor activities, Peanuts, Students
The Peanut Pageant: Engaging Students in Contemporary Science...We accomplish this by holding a "peanut pageant," and have enjoyed so much success that...lesson about making observations. Peanut Pageant After the observation exercise, we assign...
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Bye-Bye, Miss America's Lie: Abstinence Activist Erika Harold, Who Steps Down as Miss America This Month, Misrepresented Her Platform at the 2002 Pageant. This Year Gay Fans and Volunteers Will Be Watching Closely for Such "Stealth" Candidates
Magazine article by Steve Desroches; The Advocate, September 16, 2003
...Misrepresented Her Platform at the 2002 Pageant. This Year Gay Fans and Volunteers Will...people. As this years Miss America pageant approaches--it airs September 20 on ABC--gay supporters of the pageant are wondering what direction the next...
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Miss Black History Month: Forget the Miss World Pageant, the Real African Beauties Participated in the Miss Black History Month Pageant in London on 27 October
Magazine article by Tom Mbakwe; New African, December 2002
Subjects: Beauty contests--Social aspects, Black history, Heroines--Portrayals
...History Month: Forget the Miss World Pageant, the Real African Beauties Participated in the Miss Black History Month Pageant in London on 27 October. by...in Britain saw an innovative beauty pageant--a Miss Black History Month--in which...
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Tanzania a Very African Beauty Contest: An Alternative Beauty Pageant Based on African Values Is Taking Tanzania by Storm and Attracting Both Women and Men in Droves
Magazine article by Herald Tagama; New African, November 2003
Subjects: Women
...Beauty Contest: An Alternative Beauty Pageant Based on African Values Is Taking Tanzania...Westernised Miss Tanzania contest, the new pageant has been massively popular. This years...September next year. For the Miss Bantu pageant, however, money is not the crux--African...
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Beauty Pageant Veteran Ready to Go for the Big Prize Saturday
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June 18, 2008
Beauty Pageant Veteran Ready to Go for the Big Prize Saturday. Byline...Illinois the night before and they were looking online for pageant pictures. It was Lisas first state pageant and she looked to other contestants for help and advice...
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Federal Judge Settles Pageant Scrap
Newspaper article by Rob Olmstead; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 21, 2006
Subjects: Scholarships, Scholarships (Financial aid)
Federal Judge Settles Pageant Scrap. by Rob Olmstead Byline...the new leader of the Miss Illinois pageant. "Im excited," said Amalia Schwerdtmann...battle for control of the Miss Illinois pageant is over. But a lawyer for the Miss America...
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Here She Comes ... to Gary City Puts on a Pretty Face for the Miss USA Pageant
Newspaper article by Amy Carr; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 18, 2001
...Puts on a Pretty Face for the Miss USA Pageant. by Amy Carr Byline: Amy...scary Gary" - will host the Miss USA pageant March 2. Thats right, 51 of the nations...a solid 35 miles from the site of the pageant. Miss Illinois was on hand. (Shes never...
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Miss D.C. USA Finds Lasting Impact of Pageant
Newspaper article by Clarence Williams; The Washington Times, November 25, 1999
Miss D.C. USA finds lasting impact of pageant by Clarence Williams The...she gained from competing in last years pageant. "Hopefully, I represented D.C. as...contest relevant." The 2000 Miss D.C. USA Pageant is one of 50 preliminary pageants leading...
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RETURN OF THE KING; Children Help to Recreate National Pageant of Wales Which Was Enacted 100 Years Ago at City's Sophia Gardens
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), May 13, 2009
...KING; Children Help to Recreate National Pageant of Wales Which Was Enacted 100 Years Ago...centenary celebration of The National Pageant of Wales at Cardiff Castle, will see 150...has written a book called The National Pageant of Wales to coincide with its 100th anniversary...
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encyclopedia articles on: Pageant  - 21 results

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Pageant
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PAGEANT modern dramatic spectacle or procession celebrating...the history of a locality. In medieval times the word pageant had meant the wagon or the movable stage on which one scene of a mystery or miracle play was performed. The pageant was built on wheels and consisted of two rooms, the lower...
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Peele, George
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PEELE, GEORGE 1558? 1597?, English playwright, educated at Oxford. He experimented in a variety of forms, including the pageant, history, pastoral, comedy, and melodrama, but his best-known work is The Old Wives Tale (1595), a frolicsome piece that...
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Moore, Douglas Stuart
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Bloch . In 1926 he joined the music faculty of Columbia Univ. and was its chairman from 1940 to 1962. His major works include Pageant of P. T. Barnum (1924) and Moby Dick (1929) for orchestra; the operas for children The Headless Horseman (1937; libretto...
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Revue
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...musical entertainment, retaining a small amount of satire and partaking increasingly of the elements of vaudeville and the pageant. In the United States the revue essentially an upscale vaudeville show became noted for its extravagant staging and costumes...
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Gibbs, Sir Philip
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...He also wrote historical studies, astute commentaries on world events, and several autobiographical works, including The Pageant of the Years (1946). ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia...
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