M.W.Barley Collection (1951, M.Whitworth)
Source:
Mr. M. Whitworth (Inf.)
PLOUGH MONDAY PLAY FROM WALESBY
M.W.Barley Collection,
Col. Jan.1951, Ref.Ba P 1/36
Full text (141 lines) of a Plough Monday play from Walesby, Notts. The
characters are; Tom Fool/Tommy, Recruiting Sergeant, Lady Bright and Gay, King
George, Policeman, Doctor and Esam Squesam.
Variant: b
Transcript
PLOUGH MONDAY PLAY FROM WALESBY.
Recorded by Mr. M.Whitworth January 1951.
Tom Fool enters, carrying a stocking filled with chaff.
Old shirt tied in the middle and his face black.
In comes I, old tumbling Tom.
See full transcript...
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Walesby, Notts. (SK6870)
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| Years: |
Col. 1951
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| Subjects: |
Full Text; Plough Monday; Play; Tom Fool; Recruiting Sergeant; Tommy; Lady Bright and Gay; King George; Policeman; Doctor; Esam Squesam
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| People: |
Maurice Willmore Barley (Col.)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00484
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Last Updated Jan 1992 by Peter Millington.
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