M.W.Barley Collection (1953, R.Astill & E.Burton)
Source:
*Mr. Robert Astill (Inf.); *Mr. E. Burton (Perf.)
*[Plough Monday Play from Plumtree, Notts.]
*M.W.Barley Collection,
Col. Mar.1953
*Full text and tunes for a Plough Monday play performed before 1939 at
Plumtree, Notts. The characters are; Tommy/Fool, Recruiting Sergeant, Farmers
Man, Lady Bright and Gay, Old Dame Jane, Beelzebub and Doctor.
A note written next to the Recruiting Sergeant's song on a draft of this text
reads; "Mr. E. Burton Nottm Rd. Keyworth could sing this." Whether or not he
remembered it from Keyworth or Plumtree is not said.
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
*Plumtree, Notts. (SK6133); Keyworth, Notts. (SK6130)
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| Years: |
*Perf. before 1939
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| Subjects: |
*Full Text; Tunes; Plough Monday; Play; Tommy; Recruiting Sergeant; Fool; Farmers Man; Lady Bright and Gay; Old Dame Jane; Beelzebub; Doctor
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| People: |
Maurice Willmore Barley (Col.)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00465
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* indicates data that has not yet been validated against the original source and/or has yet to be completely indexed.
Last Updated Jan 1992 by Peter Millington.
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