Bibliography of Nottinghamshire Folk Plays & Related Customs
M.W.Barley Collection (1954b)
Source:
[Maurice Willmore Barley (Col.)]
GUYSERS! [Play from Underwood, Notts.]
M.W.Barley Collection, *Perf. 8th Jan.1954, Ba P 1/35 (?)

Transcript (72 lines) of a Guysers play from Underwood, Notts., performed in 1954. It was made by amending a typescript of an Ironville text (M.W.Barley Collection, 1953, R.L.Kirk). The characters are; Opener In, St. George, Jack Slasher [combatant], Tom Slasher [Jack's father], Doctor/Dr. Brown, Belzebub and Devildoubt.

Index Terms:
Locations: Underwood, Notts. (SK4750); Ironville, Derbys. (SK4351)
Years: Perf. 1954
Subjects: Full Text; Guysers; Barley,M.W. Collection (1953, Kirk,R.L); Opener In; St. George; Jack Slasher; Tom Slasher; Doctor; Dr. Brown; Belzebub; Devildoubt; Play
Archives: Ref.: TD00483
Indexed by Peter Millington. Last updated Jan.1992
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