Retford & Gainsborough Times (1879)
Source:
[Anon.] (Auth.)
WORKSOP WEEKLY NOTES: CHRISTMAS AT WORKSOP
Retford & Gainsborough Times,
26th Dec.1879, No.504, p.5c-d
Article about Christmas customs including the following:
"'Mummering' appears to be going out of fashion too. Where
there used to be half a dozen sets of 'actors' flitting from
door to door there is now but one set, and that generally of
a very inferior sort. This gradual passing away of things old
and the introduction of things new is a matter of deep regret
to many. Several of these sets of actors might be seen outside
and heard inside the public-houses. Visiting private houses
does not appear to pay the 'mummers' of today."
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Worksop, Notts. (SK5879)
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| Years: |
Perf. 1879
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| Subjects: |
Christmas; Mummering; Mummers
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00219
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Last Updated Apr 2005 by Dave Crowther.
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