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| | | | Page 02113- 02123 : The Greatham Sword Dance [play text] Mr Thomas Armstrong (contributor), Greatham |
| | Item Summary | | | Title | The Greatham Sword Dance |
| Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS pp. 02113- 02123 |
Scope and Content Notes | First line | My master sent me here |
| Some costume details 'Red coats with ribbons, ribbon down side of blue trousers - Clowns blacked faces, dressed ragged '. Brief description of dance |
| Went Christmas and New Year. Went to surrounding villages, Newton; Woverston; Billing |
| Character List | First Clown: Rantum Tom
Prince
King
Mr Spark
Mr Stout
Mr Wild
Squire's Son
Second Clown
Doctor
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Contextual Notes | Armstrong, The Greens, Greatham, 'Learned, 43 years ago, from old sword dance players - Christopher Day (Kit Day) Joseph Stephenson and Co. Never saw in print - Believes play to have been acted a hundred years'. |
| | | | Page 02113- 02114 : first line: They sent me before to knock at your door [song text] First Clown (character) |
| | Item Summary | | | Title | They sent me before to knock at your door |
| Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS pp. 02113- 02114 |
Scope and Content Notes | Genre | song - song associated with play - song associated with dance |
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| | | | Page 02114- 02116 : [Calling on Song] [song text] All, in turn (character) |
| | Item Summary | | | Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS pp. 02114- 02116 |
Scope and Content Notes | Genre | song - song associated with play - song associated with dance |
| First line | Our King he will come in |
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| | | | Page 02122 : first line: Goodmorrow gentlemen [song text] Clown (character) |
| | Item Summary | | | Title | Goodmorrow gentlemen |
| Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS p. 02122 |
Scope and Content Notes | Genre | song - song associated with play - song associated with dance |
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