P.T.Millington Collection (1973, A.Coleman - a)
Source:
Mr. Arthur Coleman (Perf.)
SELSTON - CHRISTMAS AND PLOUGH MONDAY GUYSERS (GUYSERING) PLAY
P.T.Millington Collection,
Col. 1st Jan.1973
Incomplete text of a play (41 lines) from Selston, Notts. The characters
included; [First Man], Bullguy, Doctor, Beelzebub, Tommy Tut, [Last Man], and
others. Mr. Coleman remembered Guysering as a boy about 1895. The Guysers
(also known to some as Mummers,) went round at Christmas and also on Plough
Monday.
Main variant
Transcript
SELSTON - CHRISTMAS AND PLOUGH MONDAY GUYSERS (GUYSERING) PLAY
Noted 1st Jan. 1973 from Mr. Arthur Coleman, of Moor Road,
Selston, Notts.
by Peter T. Millington.
(FTRST MAN)
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Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Selston, Notts. (SK4553)
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| Years: |
Perf. about 1895; Col. 1973
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| Subjects: |
Christmas; Plough Monday; Guysers; Guysering; Play; First Man; Bullguy; Doctor; Beelzebub; Tommy Tut; Last Man; Incomplete Text; Mummers
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| People: |
Peter Thomas Millington (Col.)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00344
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Last Updated Mar 1992 by Peter Millington.
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