Bibliography of Nottinghamshire Folk Plays & Related Customs
J.M. (1871)
Source:
J. M. (Auth.)
*Mummers [Hobby Horse play, etc., in North Notts.]
*Notes & Queries (Series 4), *1871, Vol.VII, p.121

*Source states;

"Mummers- 'A party of mummers visited the towns & villages of North Notts during the past fortnight, and highly diverted the inhabitants by their dancing, singing of old songs, & the play of the Hobby Horse. The latter play was in existence in the days of the Plantagenets, & probably the song & tune which they sang, viz "When Joan's ale was new."' This paragraph from the Newark Advertizer of Wed. Jan 18. 1871, may be deserving of a place in your columns, as a proof of the continued existence of a very ancient custom."

Index Terms:
Locations: North Notts.
Years: Perf. 1871
Subjects: Mummers; January; Dances; Songs; Play; Hobby Horse; "When Joan's Ale was New"
Archives: Ref.: TD00535; T.F.Ordish Collection, Vol.III, p.150
Indexed by Peter Millington. Last updated Jan.1994
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