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The
Krewe of Triton was founded and held its first annual Tableau and Ball in 1980.
The initial philosophy of the Krewe was to create a "working man's krewe" that
welcomed all who wanted to enjoy the fun and merriment of Mardi Gras. The
membership is restricted to men over the age of 21. Rather than pick our royal
court based upon a point system as many traditional krewes do, we chose to
return to the original method of random luck (see the tradition of king
cakes) to choose our king, queen and court. Each member who believes that
they can live up to the financial obligations of king, may place their name, for
a fee, in a drawing to determine who will be king. The queen is chosen by random
lot from all qualifying candidates sponsored by a krewe member. The dukes are
chosen from those members who wish to have their names considered for duke.
There is a fee involved when chosen as a duke. Maids are chosen in a similar
fashion from the ladies sponsored by krewe members for consideration.
Our
Ball and Tableau are presented in a modified version of a debutante style. After
the Captain is presented and kicks off the Tableau, The King and Queen are
presented to reign over the presentation of the Royal Court. The members of the
Royal Court are each costumed to represent a facet of the current year's theme.
The Royal Maid is usually a young lady presented by her Royal Duke (often her
father or a family friend). Occasionally, we have allowed wives of krewe members
to be presented as well. After the Tableau, our krewe rolls an indoor parade
followed by dancing for all.
In addition to the annual ball, our krewe
conducts several other parties and membership functions throughout the year.
These include the choosing and coronation of our King, Queen and Royal Court,
the annual Summer Steak Supper (to welcome new members), and the Dukes Night
Celebration. Some of our parties are on a pay as you go basis, others are
prepaid by the krewe.
Oh, about our name......
Triton is the Greek God
of the Sea. Half man, half fish, his mystical powers and strength rule the seas
and all bodies of water. We pay homage to the sea, for it is such an integral
part of our life and leisure in South Louisiana. |
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