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nnBeforenit was a beloved Walt Disney animated movie…before it was anchildren’s book…before it was a million merchandising opportunitiesnfrom dolls and amusement park rides to endless spin-offs and sequelsnand prequels—it was a play!
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nnOnnthis date in 1904, in the Duke of York’s Theatre in London, England,nPeter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up opened…
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nnThenplay was very successful, which may explain the lasting power of thisnstory—still apparently going strong more than a century later! Andnwhy not? Not only does Peter Pan never get old or die—he can fly,nhas a fairy for a best friend, leads a gang of Lost Boys, hangs outnwith Indians and mermaids, and fights pirates! n
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nWatchn a Peter-Pan-based movie such as Hookn (1991) or the TV miniseries Neverlandn (a prequel to the familiar Peter Pan story, debuted just a few weeksn ago). Or read a Peter-Pan-based book. My favorite by far is Petern and the Starcatchers,n by humorist Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, and three other booksn that form origin stories for Peter Pan’s magical abilities, Captainn Hook, fairies, and the Lost Boys.
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nThen original Barrie book is available from Project Gutenberg.
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nFindn some Peter Pan fun at Kaboose!
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nAlsonon this date:
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Kwanzaan(from 12/26/11 to 1/1/12)
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nAstronomer Johannes Kepler’s birthday
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nMicrobiologist Louis Pasteur’s birthday
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