Nottingham Guardian (1948a)
Source:
[Anon.] (Auth.)
PLOUGH MONDAY PLAY REVIVED IN NOTTS. [Tollerton]
Nottingham Guardian,
9th Jan.1948, No.28576, pp.1 c-d
Plough Monday play at Tollerton, Notts. Photo shows seven characters in
costume, grouped around Dame Jane pointing a stick at Tom Fool holding
doll with the caption:
"A scene at a rehearsal last night in the kitchen
of Tollerton Hall farm, of the ancient play to be enacted in the village
in the traditional manner on Monday next (Plough Monday) for the first
time since 1939. The mummers (all men farmworkers) represent (left to
right): Lady Bright and Gay, Dame Jane with the Baby, the Doctor (top
hat), Farmer's Boy, Tom Fool, Threshing Blade, and Recruiting Sergeant
- See Page Three"
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Tollerton, Notts. (SK6134)
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| Years: |
Perf.1948; Perf. until 1939
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| Subjects: |
Photo; Play; Plough Monday; Tom Fool; Dame Jane; Lady Bright and Gay; Doctor; Farmer's Boy; Threshing Blade; Recruiting Sergeant
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00121;
Nottingham City Library Customs and Folklore Box
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Last Updated Oct 2004 by Idwal Jones.
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