M.W.Holmes (1993)
Source:
Maurice William Holmes (Perf.)
LONG LIVE THE GUISERS [Play text from Selston Parish, Notts.]
Haggs Farm Preservation Society Newsletter,
Jun.1993, No.12, pp.6-10
Reminiscences and anecdotes of performing a Christmas Guisers play from
about 1947. It was taken round the Parish of Selston, Notts. [From other
evidence, I know that Underwood was the team's home village.] The full text
of the play is given (61 lines), and it has the characters; Opener In (played
by Keith Simpson, St. George, Slasher, Doctor, Beelzebub and Devildoubt.
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Underwood, Notts. (SK4750); Selston, Notts. (SK4553)
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| Years: |
Publ. 1993; Perf. about 1947
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| Subjects: |
Christmas; Guisers; Play; Full Text; Opener In; St. George; Slasher; Doctor; Beelzebub; Devildoubt
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| People: |
Keith Simpson (Perf.)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00550
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Last Updated Oct 1994 by Peter Millington.
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