P.T.Millington Collection (1970, G.Elvidge)

Source:

George Elvidge (Perf.)
THE CAUNTON PLOUGH BOYING PLAY.
*P.T.Millington Collection, Col. 1970

Full text of a Plough Monday, Plough Boying play (58 lines) performed in Caunton, Notts., about 1945. The characters were; Farmers Boy, 2, Lady Bright and Gay, 3/Vintner, 4/Beast, 5/Doctor, 6/Farmers Boy/Tommy and 7/Forman.

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Transcript

THE CAUNTON PLOUGH BOYING PIAY.
  COLLECTED FROM GEORGE ELVIDGE.
  by Lawrence Platt.
F/  Im a farmers boy.
2/  How became you a farmers boy.
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Index Terms:

Locations: Caunton, Notts. (SK7460)
Years: *Perf. about 1945; Col. 1970
Subjects: Full Text; Plough Monday; Plough Boying; Play; Farmers Boy; 2; Lady Bright and Gay; 3; Vintner; 4; Beast; 5; Doctor; 6; Farmers Boy; Tommy; 7; Forman
People: Lawrence Platt (Col.); Roy Harris (Col.)
Archives: TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00448

* indicates data that has not yet been validated against the original source and/or has yet to be completely indexed.

Last Updated Mar 1992 by Peter Millington.