Nottingham Journal (1951a)
Source:
[Anon.] (Auth.)
Been "acting the fool" for 40 years [Plough Monday Play at Tollerton, Notts.]
Nottingham Journal,
6th Jan.1951, No.38984, p.3a
"Villagers of Tollerton,
Plumtree and Keyworth last
night dipped back into the
past.
Seven farm workers went from
house to house enacting the
Plough Monday Mummers' play
that has been passed down from
father to son for hundreds of
years.
George Ayto, in the guise of
Tom Fool, has been taking the
part for 40 years. 'During the
war though' he said 'we had to
stop because of the blackout and
air-raids.'
The youngest member was
18-year-old Alan Gosling who took
'The Lady'.
Fred Swanborough took the
part of the heavily-bearded doctor,
who can cure 'all pains inside and
out'
The rest of the cast were Archie
Stubbs (Sergeant), Joe Sewards
(Farmer's Boy), Davey Morris
(Dame Jane) and Raymond Clark
(Threshing Blade).
After the ten-minute play a
collection was taken in aid of St.
Dunstan's.
Plough Monday is actually
celebrated next Monday and in olden
times it marked the end of the
Christmas holidays and the beginning
of the ploughing season"
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Tollerton, Notts. (SK6134); Plumtree, Notts. (SK6133); Keyworth, Notts. (SK6130)
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| Years: |
Publ. 1951; Perf. 1951
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| Subjects: |
Play; Plough Monday; Mummers; Tom Fool; The Lady; Doctor; Sergeant; Farmer's Boy; Dame Jane; Threshing Blade
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| People: |
George Ayto (Perf.); Alan Gosling (Perf.); Fred Swanborough (Perf.); Archie Stubbs (Perf.); Joe Sewards (Perf.); Davey Morris (Perf.); Raymond Clark (Perf.)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00138;
T.Bailey Forman Library, "Plough Monday" file
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Last Updated Feb 2005 by Idwal Jones.
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