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100	1		_aDurham, Helen, _d1893-1932
245	1	0	_aTen recreational parties
246	1		_a10 recreational parties
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2025
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
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337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_a"This is a revised and amplified edition of Six recreational parties, by the same author."
500			_aRelease date is 2025-10-10
508			_aCharlene Taylor, Super Queer Historian and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520			_a"Ten recreational parties by Helen Durham" is a practical guidebook to social entertainments written in the early 20th century. It presents themed party plans and simple “recreational dramatics” for community groups, schools, and clubs, moving from easy game nights to costumed scenes and tableaux. The topic is how to stage colorful, low-cost gatherings using clear directions, basic props, music cues, and cooperative participation. The book begins with the author’s approach—tested while directing YWCA recreation—then offers ten themed programs. The Peanut, Newspaper, and Balloon Parties use playful invitations, simple props, and lively relays, musical games, and group contests. The Doll Party adds a doll-dressing contest and a pantomime with a choreographed “doll dance.” The Japanese Party supplies setting, story narration for Madame Butterfly, and a geisha-style song and dance with steps. A Washington’s Birthday program parades “American girls” across eras with costumes, music cues, a minuet, and a grand march. The Circus Party covers decorations, sideshows, barkers, easy booth games, and a “Big Show” with parade, clowns, animals, jugglers, and a comic tightrope act. Two short scenic interludes—the Italian Street Scene and a Gypsy camp—blend song, dance, and character business. The finale is a simple, reverent Christmas Service of carols and tableaux (Magi, Shepherds, Nativity) with lighting and staging notes. Throughout, the plans emphasize clarity, adaptability, and audience participation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cNew York: The Womans Press, 1924
653			_aGames
653			_aAmusements
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/tenrecreationalp00durh/page/n3/mode/2up
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77020
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