The Philadelphia Dancing Assembly (1749–1849) [ Sports & Leisure ]
… austerity, and tolerance—tolerance for religious diversity, but not for frivolity or amusements. Stringent Quaker morality shunned theatre, dancing, and other convivial entertainments. Yet the colony’s religious diversity meant that … industry brought wealth to many, which often led to relaxing of strict personal standards. Still, pressures of Quaker morality left Philadelphia with ‘little gaiety and less elegance’. 3 3 . Carl and Jessica Bridenbaugh, Rebels and …
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