I.T.Jones Collection (1981, I.M.O'Brien)


Source:

Mrs. I. M. O'Brien (Inf.)
Underwood/Selston/Bagthorpe, Notts: Questionnaire from Mrs I.M.O'Brien
I.T.Jones Collection, 7th Feb 1981, Ref.K9-4

Questionnaire from Mrs O'Brien, age 60, who was born in Selston and now lives in Underwood giving some of her recollections and some from Mrs R. Kirk. 63 lines of text given from the Bagthorpe area with characters Announcer, St. George, Slasher, Father, Doctor, Beelzebub and Little Devil Doubt. 7 Lines of text given from the play performed in Selston. Performances remembered up to 1944 in Underwood. Players referred to locally as 'Guysers' or 'Bull guysers'

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Transcript

K9/4
FOLK PLAYS AND PLOUGH MONDAY CUSTOMS
  Today's date: 3. 2. 81
Name of informant: I. M. O'Brien (Underwood W.I.)
Address: 18, SMALLEY CLOSE, UNDERWOOD, NOTTS.
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Index Terms:

Locations: Underwood, Notts. (SK4750); Selston, Notts. (SK4553); Bagthorpe, Notts. (SK4751)
Years: Col. 1981; Perf. 1944
Subjects: Questionnaire; Play; Text; Announcer; St. George; Slasher; Father; Doctor; Beelzebub; Little Devil Doubt; Guysers; Bull Guysers
People: Mr. Idwal Tudor Jones (Col.); Mrs. M. Kirk (Inf.)
Archives: TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00673;
I.T.Jones Collection, Ref.K9-4

Last Updated Oct 2004 by Idwal Jones.