S.Race Collection (1924, J.P.Scothorne)
Source:
[Capt. J. P. Scothorne] (Col.); Sydney Race (Col.)
Selston Version [Christmas Play from Bagthorpe, Notts.]
S.Race Collection,
Col. about Jan.1924
Typescript of a Christmas play text (62 lines), with the characters were;
Fool, St. George, Slasher, Doctor, Belzebub/Beelzebub and Devil Doubt. The
typescript has been marked up for publication, and a hand written five line
song at the end may not have been part of the original.
There is little identification with the text, although it clearly tallies with
the text quoted extensively in S.R. (1924). The hand written heading on the
text gives its location as Selston, and in his publications, S.Race also
describes it coming from Selston. However, S.R. (1924) says that the text was
taken down by Capt. Scothorne from pupils of the school in Bagthorpe, Notts.,
at which he was teaching. Selston is a neighbouring village, and it seems
unlikely that children from Selston would have gone to school in
Bagthorpe. S.R. (1924) states that the custom was still current, so it would
have been the version performed in 1923.
In the collection, this text is attached to the manuscript of a short article
intended for publication in a newspaper. This is annotated "Wkly 2/2/46", but
no published version has yet been found (see S.Race, 1946).
Main variant
Scans/Images
Variant: a
Transcript
{Typescript omitting manuscript additions and changes}
fool
Room, Room, brave gentlemen, give us room to sport
For in this room we wish to resort
Resort and repeat you our merry rhyme
See full transcript...
Variant: b
Transcript
{Typescript with manuscript changes and additions for
publication}
Selston Version
Fool:
Room, Room, brave gentlemen, give us room to sport,
See full transcript...
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Bagthorpe, Notts. (SK4751); Selston, Notts. (SK4553)
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| Years: |
Perf. 1923
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| Subjects: |
Christmas; Play; Full Text; Fool; St. George; Slasher; Doctor; Beelzebub; Belzebub; Devil Doubt
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00442
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Last Updated Jan 1992 by Peter Millington.
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