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History on the
Hoof Programs for 2010
Stacy's Programs
* David's Programs *
Music Groups
Stacy's Programs
"REVOLUTIONARY TEA:"
(formerly titled Totally Tea) Why was tea so
important in the lives of 18th century people that
fashion-conscious families posed for portraits with
their tea sets? Did Great Britain lose her American
Colonies over "the cup that cheers?" Find out in this
unusual costumed presentation of tea lore, history,
songs, poetry, living history display and demonstration.
Presenter Stacy Roth can work with your organization to
turn Revolutionary Tea into a tea tasting or 18th century tea
party.
Available for November 2010: “SOLDIERS WITHOUT GUNS:” WOMEN
DEFENSE WORKERS IN WWII:" Meet Rose Helen Niemiec, a
housewife who decides to do her bit for the war effort
by working as a welder in a shipyard. This presentation
features a character monologue, songs, a display of
period artifacts and ephemera, and an invitation to the
audience to share memories and family stories. Adult and
elementary school versions available.
COMING SOON: "ROSIE'S RATION CHALLENGE:"
Companion program on
fighting the war in the kitchen, wrestling with ration
points, surviving the shortages, and sweet tooth
substitutions.
NEW! "MOTHER, the QUEEN of MY
HEART:" A TRIBUTE TO MOTHER IN SONG, POETRY, and PROSE.
Join historical interpreter Stacy Flora Roth for a
sampling of musical pieces and readings across the ages
that are dedicated to the most important woman in our
lives, our Mother. Bring yourself, your children, your
mother -- and memories to share.
"THE DISTAFF MUSE:" What
qualities define the 18th Century Woman? Virtue? Piety?
Gentility? Spirit? Wit? Fortitude? Resignation? Passion?
Historical interpreter Stacy F. Roth explores the
private thoughts and popular image of women of the 18th
century through songs, quotations, poetry and prose. In
this unique presentation from a revolving repertoire,
audiences will visit with humble heroines, brave
Amazons, wise wits, and warriors in disguise. Come, be
amused with the distaff muse.
"OVER HERE, MOLLY PITCHER:" A dramatic presentation
highlighting the lives of women who "belonged to the
army" during the American Revolution. "Molly" reminisces
about the days when she accompanied her husband through
summer battles and winter encampments from Valley Forge
to Monmouth to Morristown. Relating her tales of firing
a cannon in the heat of battle to trudging "behind the
baggage," she provides a glimpse into what it was like
to be a "camp follower" in the days when American
Independence was a dream rather than a certainty.
Participatory artillery drill, too! Adult and elementary
school versions.
"COLONIAL FROLICK: EARLY AMERICAN
SONGS, SINGING GAMES, AND MORE:" Stacy Roth and
music therapist/trumpeter Flora Newberry present their
favorite rhymes, riddles, rounds, ditties, instruments,
and dances from the 17th to early 19th centuries. Lots
of audience participation. For kids, their parents, and
their grandparents!
“GOOD OLD COLONY TIMES:” A HUMOROUS – AND PERHAPS
OCCASIONALLY SOBER – LOOK AT ISSUES THAT FASCINATED
FOLKS OF EARLY AMERICA. Join historical
interpreter and balladeer Stacy Roth for songs and
anecdotes celebrating love, courtship, marriage, sex,
work, current events, and politics in the 17th
and 18th centuries. Presented in the attire
of the age!
“DICTATES OF NATURE:” A
HUMOROUS – AND OCCASIONALLY SOBER – LOOK AT COLONIAL ERA
LOVE, COURTSHIP, AND MARRIAGE, FOR BETTER OR WORSE.
Join historical interpreter Stacy Roth for songs and
anecdotes celebrating relationships between men and
women in the 17th and 18th
centuries.
David's Programs
"DAVID MACCAFFREY, THE SHANNACHIE OF
GLENDUNBUNN BALLYBEGG:" The wit and wisdom, humor
and horror, and hubris and humanity of a people are
found in their traditional stories. Compelling
storyteller David Emerson retells (and embroiders) the
colorful and ancient tales of Ireland, Scotland, Wales,
and Cornwall in a presentation that will "warm, tickle,
or chill the heart."
"DAVID MACCAFFREY, THE SHANNACHIE OF
GLENDUNBUNN BALLYBEGG: SPOOKY TALES" Did you
know the Celts invented Halloween? Long before
Christianity made it to Ireland's misty shores, the
native Celtic people celebrated the 31st of October as
the eve of Samhain, a time when the boundaries of our
world and the 'Otherworld' are at their thinnest and all
manner of spirits, spectres, fairies and fell creatures
are free to roam the mortal realm. Join storyteller
David MacCaffrey, the "Seannachie of Glenndunbun
Ballybegg" as he tells traditional and modern Irish
tales of terror. Drawing on the ancient folkways and
legends of the people who practically invented horror
his stories present a macabre menagerie of ghosts and
ghouls, devils and demons, banshees and beasties and
things that go bump in the night. A perfect way to start
our favorite haunted holiday.
GEORGE WASHINGTON for your CELEBRATION?: David
Emerson portrays the Revolutionary War General for
special events. Horse optional. David has been
customizing his interpretation to the needs of 225th
Anniversary of the American Revolution commemorations.
He has appeared as “His Excellency” at the battles of
Trenton, Princeton, & Monmouth, the Middlebrook
encampment, and more.
"THE TALL TALES OF DAVY CROCKETT AND LIES OF THE
MOUNTAIN MEN:" Come share the adventures of
the rugged trappers and traders who tamed the wilderness
beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Brave the hardships,
hazards and heartbreaks of the way West! Storyteller
David Emerson, in the guise of
frontiersman-politician-raconteur Davy Crockett,
recounts humorous, terrifying, and heroic tales that
"you can't hardly tell the truth about without lying."
"STRANGER AMONG SAINTS: STEPHEN HOPKINS OF THE
MAYFLOWER:" Stephen Hopkins was no Saint (as the
separatist founders of Plimoth Colony referred to their
congregation, the Church of Saints), but his previous
experience in the New World made him a useful and
respected member of the group of New England settlers
popularly known as "the Pilgrims." Find out about the
politics, religion, economics, Native American
relations, and social life of the first permanent
settlement in New England from his unique perspective.
"…and six and two-thirds dollars per month on account of
pay": The founding fathers fought for freedom, the
officers for honor; but what motivated the common
soldier? Historical interpreter David Emerson, as
recruiting sergeant David MacCaffrey, presents an
enlisted man's-eye view of the American Revolution.
"GREASY LUCK:" Meet Leland Emerson, captain of the
whaling ship Sarah Ann in the year 1843. Find out about
life at sea, including encounters with the infamous
"Mocha Dick."
“THE LURE AND LORE OF LIQUOR:
TAVERN BEVERAGES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION”
Many people know that our Revolution was fomented in the
famous taverns of Colonial America – City Tavern of
Philadelphia, Boston’s Green Dragon, and the Raleigh in
Williamsburg. But other than politics, what was fueling
the debates between the Sons of Liberty or the Virginia
Burgesses? Join historian and mixologist (yes, indeed)
David Emerson in a lively exploration of Colonial
drinking customs. The talk will include discussion of
the various types of beverages available to the 18th
Century tavern tippler, how they were made, and even
some recipes that you can try on your own (if you dare).
Discover our forefathers’ alternative to the modern
Mohito and Martini, and what Ben Franklin considered
“The Proof of God’s Love.”
Music Groups
"SPICED PUNCH:" Quartet with David, Stacy, and
musicians and puppeteers Tom & Marianne Tucker. Costumed
performance of Victorian (and earlier) Christmas Songs,
Colonial Tavern Ditties, and Sea Songs of all periods --
in appropriate historical dress.
“DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP:” Uniformed fife
and drum music from the American Revolution and the War
of 1812.
History on the Hoof
Stacy F. Roth / B. David Emerson
P.O. Box 421
Burlington, NJ 08016
(609) 239-2706
email:
historyonthehoof AT verizon.net
page updated 4/15/2010
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