P.T.Millington Collection (1971, Dakin)
Source:
Mrs. Dakin (Inf.)
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES ON NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND DERBYSHIRE FOLK DRAMA RECORDED BY PETER T. MILLINGTON: NEWTHORPE Notts SK 4846
P.T.Millington Collection,
Col. Dec.1971
Brief note as follows:-
"Recorded from Mrs. Dakin of Newthorpe in December 1971.
The informant stated that a play had been performed until very recently by boys
called Molly Guysers. Characters included Beelzebub and a Doctor. The last
known date of performance was the Christmas of 1970."
Variant: b
Transcript
NEW HOUGHTON (Continued)
Several men in the bar of the Stanton hotel, especially Tom
Jones, said
that there should be about fourteen parts. These were obviously
mainly
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Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Newthorpe, Notts. (SK4846)
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| Years: |
Perf. 1970; Col. 1971
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| Subjects: |
Play; Molly Guysers; Beelzebub; Doctor; Christmas
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| People: |
Peter Thomas Millington (Col.)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00362
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Last Updated Feb 1987 by Peter Millington.
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