P.Millington (1991b)
Source:
Peter Millington (Auth.)
Do Guysers still exist? [West Notts., plays]
Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser,
20th Dec.1991, Vol.94, No.5099, p.14 a-b
Description of accounts communicated following an appeal for information
on Christmas Guysers earlier in 1991. There is a description of the play
performed by Mr. Tom Thorpe in Bagthorpe in the 1930s. This had the
characters; Opener In, St. George, Slasher, Doctor, Belzibub and
Devildowt. Belzibub's speech is quoted. In the 1950s, Mr.G.S.Bennieston
performed in a team in Underwood. They also went to Annesley, Moorgreen,
Newthorpe, Kimberley, Eastwood, Jacksdale, Selston and Felley Priory. There is
a long description of Mrs. Barbara Faulconbridge's experiences with Bullguysers
in Selston, in which she also mentions one of her sons seeing Guysers
performing in Awsworth in 1990. The Selston teams eventually took to
going to Somercotes, Derbys. Finally, there is a mention of the annual
Guysing performed by the Ripley Morris Men in Ripley, Derbys. Syd Barber
collected their play from Mr. Percy Cook of Ripley.
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Underwood, Notts. (SK4750); Annesley, Notts. (SK5053); Moorgreen, Notts. (SK4847); Newthorpe, Notts. (SK4846); Kimberley, Notts. (SK4944); Eastwood, Notts. (SK4646); Jacksdale, Notts. (SK4451); Selston, Notts. (SK4553); Felley Priory, Notts. (SK4851); Somercotes, Derbys. (SK4253)
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| Years: |
Perf. 1930s; Perf. 1950s; Perf. 1990; Perf. 1991
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| Subjects: |
Guysers; Plays; Opener In; Devildowt; St. George; Doctor; Belzibub; Slasher; Itinerary; Christmas; Text Fragment; Bullguysers; Guysing; Ripley Morris Men
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| People: |
Peter Thomas Millington (Auth.); Mr. G. S. Bennieston (Perf.); Mr. Tom Thorpe (Perf.); Mrs. Barbara Faulconbridge (Inf.); Syd Barber (Col.)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00519
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Last Updated Feb 1992 by Peter Millington.
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