Broad and McKean
String BandsOrnately garbed captains lead the groups of 48 or
m
ore musicians. Plum
ed and bespangled, they mark tim
e to music, highlighted by the saxes,
banjo and glockenspiel. String Bands are considered a fan
favorite because of the music, pageantry and precision tim
ing.
What is a M
umm
er?M
umm
ery in America is as unique to Philadelphia as M
ardi Gras is to New Orleans. M
umm
er comes from
the Old French mom
er, to wear a m
ask; pantomim
e. A masked or costum
ed merrym
aker, especially at a festival (Am
erican Heritage Dictionary).P
hila
delp
hia
s rst settle
rs welco
med th
e N
ew
Year w
ith p
ara
des o
f revelers traveling from
house to house, singing and dancing. The C
ity of P
hila
delp
hia
ofcia
lly sponso
red th
e rst M
um
mers P
ara
de
on January 1, 1901.
Mum
mers Divisons:
Fancy Division 10:30AM
start Ten categories include individuals, trios, juveniles,
Captains and their pages dressed in larger than life o
ats a
nd fra
me su
its.
Comics 9:45AM
start Broad & Washington
The Wench Brigades
1. Bryson (5) 4. Oregon (3) 7. Cara Liom
(2)2. Riverfront (4) 5. OM
alley (1) 8. Froggy Carr (8) 3. Pirates (6) 6. Saints (7)
1. H
og Isla
nd N
.Y.A
.2. G
old
en S
unrise
N.Y
.A.
Fancy B
rigades 12PM
& 5PM PA Convention Center
1. Golden Crown(4) Apocalypse: Activate Thunderdome
2. Bill McIntyres Shooting Stars(2) Super Heroes! Super
Villains! Super Thrills!
3. Jokers(3) Midnight M
asquerade4. Satin Slipper(10) Cyborgs Rise of the M
achine5. Downtowners(5) The Planets
.Gods of the Sun6. Saturnalian(6) The M
ayan Prophecy: Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
7. South Philly Vikings(1) R U Game
8. 2nd Street Shooters(9) Vikings: Legend of the Dragon Claws9.
Clevem
ore(8) Alien RisingBattle for the power of the Frozen Planet
10. Avenuers(7) Gathering of Nations: Spirit of the Eagle
Go to PHL17.com
to view performances and vote for your favorite String Band and
Fancy Brigade in the SugarHouse Casino
Mum
mers Viewers Choice Poll. Viewers Choice Text and W
eb polls open at 5PM at the end of the M
umm
ers Parade Live Broad-cast on PHL17 and close 24 hours later at
5pm
the next day.
If Mardi Gras were to be held on Broadway, it would look like
the Fancy
Brigade performances at the Convention Center. The
ceiling-scraping
sets, elaborate costumes and pulse-pounding dance routines
continue
to impress.
String Bands Step 10:00AM
start Broad & Shunk
1. Greater Overbrook (15) Hillbillies Headin For The Hills2.
Durning (13) Bunnies W
hats HOP-pening3. Original Trilby (17) Pirates Yo Ho Ho And A
Bottle Of M
um T
rilby is th
e o
lde
st string
ba
nd
, ma
rchin
g in
the
rst ofcia
l Mu
mm
ers P
ara
de
in 1
90
1.
4. Peter A. Broomall (16) Doctors/Nurses/Patients Just W
hat The Doctor Ordered5. South Philadelphia (3) Farm
ers Barnyard Moosical
6. Hegeman (6) British Invasion Just Im
agine
7. Woodland (1) Knights A
Kn
igh
t Yo
u W
on
t Fo
rge
t
8. Aqua (8) Hobos Bumm
in & Mum
min on Broadway
9. Uptown (11) Cops and Robbers Keystone Kops And Kapers10.
Polish Am
erican (10) Rio A RIO Good Time
11. Avalon (7) Circus Big Top on Broad12. Joseph A. Ferko (4)
M
instrels Ferkos Bringin Back Those Minstrel Days
13. Greater Kensington (9) Cowboys GK Rides Again14. Quaker City
(2) Indians Pow W
ow15. Pennsport (12) Egyptians M
umm
ies in De Nile16. Duffy (14) Bakers Duffy Takes The Cake17.
Fralinger (5) Scary/Haunted Back From
The Dead
Prancing, dancing clowns in colorful costumes wield
three-tiered
parasols as they strut to the sounds of Golden Slippers.
Comic
motifs run the gam
ut from traditional to contem
porary with im
aginative performances that satirize everyday life
Comics
1. Landi (2)2. M
urray (1)3. Goodtim
ers (3 )
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fcial Ju
dgin
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ank 2
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iew
ers C
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ank 2
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The Wench Brigades 9:45AM
start Broad & Dickinson
