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Truro [Formerly Mylor]: "A Play for Christmas", 1780s

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Truro [Formerly Mylor]: "A Play for Christmas", 1780s |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 258 of 258 lines 100% 1785-1789
The Peace Egg : A Christmas Mumming Play - 1884 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 42 of 330 lines 12% 1884
Rosamond, an Opera - 1707 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 40 of 45 lines 88% 1707
Mummies, St.Kitts, New Year's Day 1966 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 39 of 233 lines 16% 1966
Pace, Peace, or Paste Egging [Hulme, 1842] |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 36 of 180 lines 20% 1842
Christmas: his Pageant Play, or Mysterie of "St.George" - 1842 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 33 of 193 lines 17% 1842
Mummies, Pot Works, Nevis, 1930s ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 33 of 204 lines 16% 1930-1939
Cornish Christmas Play - 1833 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 32 of 72 lines 44% 1833
Christmas Play of St.George and the Dragon [West of England, 1852] |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 32 of 67 lines 47% 1852
The Salvage Play, Newfoundland, c.1900 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 32 of 144 lines 22% 1900
King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France - 1730 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 30 of 57 lines 52% 1730
The Silverton Mummers' Rhymes - 1873 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 30 of 270 lines 11% 1873
Christmas Play from Bursledon, Hants. - 1913-1916 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 28 of 73 lines 38% 1913-1916
Soldiers acting at Christmas, Change Islands, Newfoundland - 1900 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 27 of 119 lines 22% 1900
Johnny Jacks Play from Overton, Hants. - 1913 |||||||||||||||||||||||||| 26 of 119 lines 21% 1913
A Christmas Play, Performed by the Derbyshire Mummers - 1849 ||||||||||||||||||||||||| 25 of 116 lines 21% 1849
Tenby Guisers' Play - 1857 ||||||||||||||||||||||||| 25 of 54 lines 46% 1857
Ballybrennan, Wexford play - about 1823 |||||||||||||||||||||||| 24 of 64 lines 37% 1817-1818
"Saint George and Slasher" - Sandbach, 1817 |||||||||||||||||||||||| 24 of 97 lines 24% 1817
The White Boys [Isle of Man] 1845 |||||||||||||||||||||||| 24 of 111 lines 21% 1845
W.Walker's Peace Egg Chapbook - 1840-1877 |||||||||||||||||||||||| 24 of 166 lines 14% 1840-1877
Christmas Rhymers from Mullaghcarton - 1885 |||||||||||||||||||||||| 24 of 72 lines 33% 1885
Play from Hamstall Ridware - 1884 |||||||||||||||||||||||| 24 of 152 lines 15% 1884
Boys' play from Braganstown - 1890 |||||||||||||||||||||||| 24 of 79 lines 30% 1890
Penkridge Christmas Play, 1899 |||||||||||||||||||||||| 24 of 142 lines 16% 1899
Belfast Christmas Rhyme - Smyth & Lyons (1803-1818) ||||||||||||||||||||||| 23 of 79 lines 29% 1803-1818
Mummers' Play from Upper & Lower Howsell, Worcs. - 1856-1857 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 23 of 91 lines 25% 1856-1857
Christmas Rhymers in the North of Ireland : Belfast 1872 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 23 of 79 lines 29% 1872
Ovingdean, Sussex play - 1870 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 23 of 98 lines 23% 1870
Christmas play from Dromore - 1886 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 23 of 114 lines 20% 1886
South West Dorset Mummers' Play 1880 ||||||||||||||||||||||| 23 of 183 lines 12% 1880
The Peace Egg Book [R.Carr, 1836-1838] |||||||||||||||||||||| 22 of 69 lines 31% 1836-1838
Mummers at Christmas (1840) [Chipping Norton] ||||||||||||||||||||| 21 of 61 lines 34% 1840
Cumnor: Christmas Mummers, played since 1895 annually. ||||||||||||||||||||| 21 of 148 lines 14% 1895
2. Stanford-in-the-Vale, Berks. [Mummers, 1900] ||||||||||||||||||||| 21 of 73 lines 28% 1900
Christmas Mummers' Play from Weston-sub-Edge, Glos. - 1864 |||||||||||||||||||| 20 of 195 lines 10% 1864
Newport Version [Christmas Morris-Dancers' Play, Shropshire, 1879] |||||||||||||||||||| 20 of 134 lines 14% 1879
Atkinson's "St. George and the Turkish Knight", 1885 |||||||||||||||||||| 20 of 129 lines 15% 1885
The Mummers [Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, 1880s] |||||||||||||||||||| 20 of 81 lines 24% 1880-1889
Christmas Play from Burghclere, Hants. : Version 1 - 1908 |||||||||||||||||||| 20 of 126 lines 15% 1908
The Somercotes Guisers, 1942-1945 |||||||||||||||||||| 20 of 93 lines 21% 1942-1945
Cornish Christmas Play - 1827 ||||||||||||||||||| 19 of 56 lines 33% 1827
The Christmas Mummers [Yonge's novel] 1858 ||||||||||||||||||| 19 of 78 lines 24% 1858
Sompting Tipteerers's Play, 1882 ||||||||||||||||||| 19 of 70 lines 27% 1882
Dendron Pace Egg Mummers Play, 1904 ||||||||||||||||||| 19 of 121 lines 15% 1904
Souling Play from Huxley, Cheshire, 1913 ||||||||||||||||||| 19 of 95 lines 20% 1913
Buckland Marsh, Berks., Mumering Play ||||||||||||||||||| 19 of 191 lines 9% 1912-1913
J.White's Alexander Chapbook - 1746-1769 |||||||||||||||||| 18 of 137 lines 13% 1746-1769
Cheshire Play - Before 1788 |||||||||||||||||| 18 of 74 lines 24% 1788
Christmas Play from Burghclere, Hants. : Version 2 - 1914 |||||||||||||||||| 18 of 92 lines 19% 1914
Camborne, Cornwall : The Christmas Play - 1913-1916 |||||||||||||||||| 18 of 74 lines 24% 1913-1916
3. Witley [sic], Reading, Berks. [1930] |||||||||||||||||| 18 of 104 lines 17% 1930
Mummers' Play from Kirtlingon[?] - 1815-1816 ||||||||||||||||| 17 of 81 lines 20% 1815-1816
J.Pearce's Mummers' Act or Morris Dancers 'Chapbook - 1837-1849 ||||||||||||||||| 17 of 215 lines 7% 1837-1849
Lutterworth St. George Play - 1863 ||||||||||||||||| 17 of 68 lines 25% 1863
Bellerby Sword Dance Play, 1879 & 1926 ||||||||||||||||| 17 of 182 lines 9% 1879
Mummers Play - Stanford in the Vale [1887] ||||||||||||||||| 17 of 74 lines 22% 1887
The Mummers, [Appleford, Berks., 1880s] ||||||||||||||||| 17 of 100 lines 17% 1880-1889
Mumming Play from Longborough, Glos. - 1905-1906 ||||||||||||||||| 17 of 138 lines 12% 1905-1906
Romsey Mummers' Play - 1796-1837 |||||||||||||||| 16 of 71 lines 22% 1796-1837
T.Wilson's Alexander Chapbook [1810-1826] |||||||||||||||| 16 of 107 lines 14% 1810-1826
The Mummers, Uffington, Berkshire [1860s] |||||||||||||||| 16 of 175 lines 9% 1860-1869
Mummers' Play from Hamstall Ridware (Staffs.) 1884 |||||||||||||||| 16 of 60 lines 26% 1884
Selston Mummers' Play - 1913 |||||||||||||||| 16 of 74 lines 21% 1913
Christmas Play from Cinderford, Glos. - 1913-1916 |||||||||||||||| 16 of 42 lines 38% 1913-1916
4. Church Broughton, Derbyshire. [1930] |||||||||||||||| 16 of 48 lines 33% 1930
Christmas Boys or Mummers, Potterne, 1876-1890 ||||||||||||||| 15 of 73 lines 20% 1876-1890
5. "Guisers" play on Xmas Eve, Repton, Derbyshire, Jan., 1909. ||||||||||||||| 15 of 59 lines 25% 1909
Dunvant Christmas Sport, Collected 1916 ||||||||||||||| 15 of 40 lines 37% 1913
Sulgrave Mummers' Play [Northamptonshire, 1921] ||||||||||||||| 15 of 114 lines 13% 1921
Mid-Berkshire Mummers 1888 |||||||||||||| 14 of 112 lines 12% 1888
Christmas Champions play from Westerham, Kent [c.1896-97] |||||||||||||| 14 of 42 lines 33% 1896-1897
Souling Play from Stapleford, Cheshire, 1908 to 1914 |||||||||||||| 14 of 70 lines 20% 1908-1914
Play from Malvern, Worcs. - 1913-1916 |||||||||||||| 14 of 58 lines 24% 1913-1916
Play from Ilmington, Warks. - 1913-1916 |||||||||||||| 14 of 83 lines 16% 1913-1916
Brimington Mummers' Play [Derbyshire, 1862] ||||||||||||| 13 of 72 lines 18% 1862-1868
Edith Weston Morris-Dancers Play, c.1898 ||||||||||||| 13 of 105 lines 12% 1898
Kirk Hallam Christmas Guisers Play - 1907 ||||||||||||| 13 of 50 lines 26% 1907
Boys' play from Dundalk - 1915 ||||||||||||| 13 of 48 lines 27% 1915
Mumming Play, Aston, Bampton & Chimney District [1926] ||||||||||||| 13 of 75 lines 17% 1913-1916
Waterstock, Oxfordshire play - 1914 ||||||||||||| 13 of 95 lines 13% 1914
Christmas Mummers of Stoneleigh [1925] ||||||||||||| 13 of 93 lines 13% 1925
Belcoo Christmas Play, c.1940 ||||||||||||| 13 of 53 lines 24% 1940
Farnsfield Plough Play [Nottinghamshire, 1966] ||||||||||||| 13 of 145 lines 8% 1966
Mumming [Thenford, Northants. 1854] |||||||||||| 12 of 48 lines 25% 1854
Christmas Mummers Play from Kempsford, Glos. - 1868 |||||||||||| 12 of 141 lines 8% 1868
Mummers at Charney, Berks. 1860 |||||||||||| 12 of 89 lines 13% 1860
Christmas Play from Llanmadoc and Cheriton - 1879 |||||||||||| 12 of 30 lines 40% 1879
The Mummers; Steventon, Berks. [c.1883] |||||||||||| 12 of 109 lines 11% 1883
Plough-Jags [probably from Market Rasen, Lincs., 1884] |||||||||||| 12 of 167 lines 7% 1884
Rugby Christmas Mumming Play, 1899 |||||||||||| 12 of 61 lines 19% 1899
Words of the Ripon Sword-Dance - 1920 |||||||||||| 12 of 65 lines 18% 1920
Bull Guysering Play from Selston, Notts. - 1932 |||||||||||| 12 of 54 lines 22% 1932
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