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| | | | Page 10565- 10582 : The Padstow Version of the St George's or Mummer's Play [play text] Mr W. Brabyn (contributor), Capt. W. Magor (secondary source), Nat England (secondary source), Wadebridge, Padstow |
| | Item Summary | | | Title | The Padstow Version of the St George's or Mummer's Play |
| Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS pp. 10565- 10582 |
Scope and Content Notes | Genre | play - hero-combat play |
| First line | Ladies and Gentlemen, we now come in |
| Character List | Father Christmas
King of Egypt
St George
Turkish Knight
Prince Valentine
Doctor
John Bull
Bloody Warrior
Bloody Liar
Napoleon Buonaparte
Tom Bowling
Father Neptune
Dragon
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| Dramatis Personae | Nat England
Frank Nance
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| Pages are double spreads from a notebook. Text apparently reconstructed from memory. Name of Mrs Oldham written in margin on p. 10571; similarly name of Hannah Clemow[?] on p. 10573; these may have been actors. Additional text at end from Thomas Hardy's version, and various notes on the text and songs. Also name of W. E. Nance as a source of information about the Dragon. |
| | | | Page 10575- 10576 : first line: Here am I, Sailor Boy [song text] Tom Bowling (character), Padstow |
| | Item Summary | | | Title | Here am I, Sailor Boy |
| Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS pp. 10575- 10576 |
Scope and Content Notes | Genre | song - song associated with play |
| Goes to 'Sally in Our Alley' tune. |
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| | | | Page 10578 : Tom Bowling [song text], Padstow |
| | Item Summary | | | Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS p. 10578 |
Scope and Content Notes | Genre | song - song associated with play |
| First line | Here a sheer hulk lies poor Tom Bowling |
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| | | | Page 10578 : Old Mrs Nipper Nopper [song text], Padstow |
| | Item Summary | | | Title | Old Mrs Nipper Nopper |
| Reference Code | AFC 1972/001, MS p. 10578 |
Scope and Content Notes | Genre | song - song associated with play |
| Placing of the song in the play is uncertain. |
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