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Master Mummers Website Archive
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The following items from the Master Mummers website are no longer current, but have been moved here, or are linked-to from here for the sake of historical interest.
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Reginald Tiddy: 'No Vain Sacrifice'
T.J.E.Tiddy was a key figure in the Oxford folk movement before the Great War, and was a close associate of Cecil Sharp. As an academic, he had a particular interest in folk drama, but sadly, his life was cut short in the trenches of northern France in 1916. However, his posthumous book The Mummers' Play became a seminal work for folk play research.
At this time of remembrance, we visit Tiddy's grave, review the legacy that he left us, and wonder if things might have been different had he lived to continute his research. More >>
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Obituary: Bernard Fishlock
Mike Pearson write about Bernard Fishlock, a leading member of the famous Marshfield Mummers. Bernard had been seriously ill for some time, but he remained positive, and he performed with gusto last Boxing Day (see photo). The idea of King William taking on all comers was his! |
Book Review: 'Masks and Mumming in the Nordic Area' |
| This major academic work is reviewed by Peter Millington. More >> |
Past Home Page Picture
The Potterne Mummers, Wiltshire, England, who are campaigning to change the Licencing Act 2003. Photo: Bob Naylor More >>
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If you haven't spent your Christmas present money yet, we give details of four books that were published on folk drama in 2007. More >>
Synopsis, full contents listing, and order form. More >>
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Folk Play Events
Schedule of Cheshire Soul Caking performances 2007, compiled by Duncan Broomhead.
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Past Home Page Picture
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The Heptonstall Players' Pace Egg play performed in Weaver's Square, Heptonstall, West Yorkshire, England, on Good Friday 2007. Photo: Peter Millington
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