Nottinghamshire Weekly Express (1912b)

Source:

[Anon.] (Auth.)
*LOCAL NOTES AND QUERIES: Christmas Eve in Olden Time
*Nottinghamshire Weekly Express, 20th Dec.1912

*Describes Christmas Eve "Mummers", but the character list is not typical of Notts., plays. The cast given in St. George, Dragon, King of Egypt, Father Christmas, Doctor, Turpin [Giant], Tabra [Lady] and Devil Doubt/David Doubt. A wassail was sung.

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Years: *Publ. 1912
Subjects: *Christmas Eve; Mummers; Play; St. George; Dragon; King of Egypt; Father Christmas; Doctor; Turpin; Giant; Tabra; Lady; Devil Doubt; David Doubt; Wassail
Archives: TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00191;
Local Notes & Queries Scrapbook, 1909-1915, Vol.5, p.121

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

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