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Drama
1956-1982
This subseries contains items on aspects of folk drama. The subject matter includes general papers on folk drama; papers on aspects of traditional drama from a conference held at the University of She...
Folk Drama: General
1956-1980
This file contains a copy of Alex Helm's typed 'Index of Folk Plays' (complete to June 1956), [41] leaves, with ms. annotations; a copy of 'Traditional Drama: S[urvey of] L[anguage and] F[olklore]. Re...
Goathland Plough Stotts [Stots]
Weatherill, Frank (1892-1974)
1962
This file contains a photocopy of ms. notes by Frank Weatherill on the Goathland Plough Stotts [Stots], and the play performed by them ( Goathland, North Yorkshire), [2] pp. The notes appear to be par...
Plough Monday
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
1982
This file contains a typed letter from Tony Green to the Editor of the 'Times', concerning a letter to that newspaper from Mr. J. W. Swillington regarding Plough Monday and the traditional drama assoc...
Uffington Mummers' Play
1972
This file contains items relating to the Mummers' play performed at Uffington (Oxfordshire). This includes a photocopy of typed text of the songs performed, and a transcription of the words of the 'Uf...
Antrobus Soul-Caking Play
1975
This file contains a photocopy of a typed and edited transcript of a film of the Antrobus Soul-Caking Play, made in 1975 by Leeds University Television Service, 15 leaves. Two copies of the transcript...
Traditional Drama Conference Papers
1978
This file contains copies of papers delivered at the Traditional Drama one-day conference on aspects of current scholarship in traditional British plays, at the University of Sheffield, 21 October 197...
Mumming: General
1962-1980
This file contains items generally related to the practice of mumming, and mumming plays. This includes a photocopy of Rosemary Meynell's paper, 'Come, Brave Bow Slash and his Men', from 'Derbyshire C...
Mumming: Play Texts, Etc.
Millington, Peter T
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains photocopied and typed papers, produced and collected by Peter Millington, on mumming and mummers' plays, with particular reference to Nottinghamshire. (In the following list, a coun...
Reports on Mumming from the Industrial West Riding and Nottinghamshire
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
1966
This file contains a typed paper by Tony Green giving information on mumming plays collected by himself and Mary Greenwald in West Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. This includes information collected fr...
Pace Egg Plays
1962-1976
This file contains items relating to pace egg plays, including transcriptions of play texts, and plays featuring St. George. This includes a copy of 'The Peace Egg, or St. George: An Easter Play' (Roc...
Pace Egg Plays and Mumming: Correspondence
1975
This file contains photocopies of ms. letters sent to Mr. Gerald Tyler on Pace Egg plays and mumming in Brighouse. The correspondence appears to be in response to appeals for information in the 'Brigh...