J.Crawford Collection (1996, W.Johnson)
Source:
William Johnson (Perf.)
The Forest Town Saint George Play: As performed in 1915-16 By boys of the village.
John Crawford Collection,
Col. 14th Dec.1996
Full text (76 lines) of a Christmas mummers' play performed c.1915/1916
by boys aged 10 or 11 in Forest Town, Notts. The characters are:
King George/Saint George, Slasher, Doctor, King of Egypt, Black Moroccan King,
Rowling Towling Tumbling Tom, Elzebub, and Little Devil Dirt.
King George slays Slasher, and the play ends with a song "A mummying we will go".
The actors wore realistic costumes and make up. They performed in colliery houses
and by request at big houses.
A competing team is mention who performed a play called the "Old Tup" or "Poor Old Tup",
whose central character wore antlers and carried a balloon.
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
Forest Town, Notts. (SK5662)
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| Years: |
Perf. c.1915-1916; Col. 1996
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| Subjects: |
Full Text; Christmas; Mummers; Play; King George; Saint George; Slasher; Doctor; King of Egypt; Black Moroccan King; Rowling Towling Tumbling Tom; Elzebub; Little Devil Dirt; Song; Costumes; Old Tup; Poor Old Tup
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| People: |
Snip Johnson (Perf.); John Crawford (Col.)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00738
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Last Updated Jul 2026 by Peter Millington.
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