M.E.Sisson (1994)
Source:
M. E. Sisson (Auth.)
Good luck to Guisers [in Underwood, Notts.]
Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser,
7th Jan.1994, Vol.94, No.5206, p.14f-h
Letter applauding the recent revival of the Guisers in Underwood, Notts. It
then goes on the describe the activities of two other Underwood teams organised
by the Sisson family (both teams named) which performed in the 1940s and
1950s. The characters in both teams were; Door Opener, St George, Slasher,
Dr, Beelzebub and Devil Doubt. Mentions the recording of the second team for
"Radio 3" by Maurice Barley in Jan.1954, after their Christmas 1953
performances. Apparently an artist at the recording made drawings of the
costumes, which included blackened faces. There is an anecdote of in incident
in Underwood Miners Welfare when the collection was scattered everywhere after
the Doctor slipped on the polished dance floor.
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Underwood, Notts. (SK4750)
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| Years: |
Perf. 1940s; Perf. 1950s; Perf. 1953; Broadcast 1954
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| Subjects: |
Letter; Revival; Guisers; Play; Cast Lists; Door Opener; St. George; Slasher; Dr; Doctor; Beelzebub; Devil Doubt; Radio Broadcast; Radio 3; Christmas; Drawings; Costumes; Anecdote
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| People: |
Tom Naylor (Perf.); William Sisson (Perf.); Alan Turner (Perf.); Les Walton (Perf.); Sonny Sisson (Perf.); Alan Gill (Perf.); Sam Starr (Perf.); Stanley North (Perf.); Derek Bullock (Perf.); Richard Starr (Perf.); Maurice Barley (Col.)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00540
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Last Updated Jan 1994 by Peter Millington.
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