metalman Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 As it just so happens, today I bought a book of Yorkshire dialect poems published in 1917, and towards the back there is one called the Sheffield Mummers song, which (according to a footnote which references S.O. Addy's Sheffield Glossary) was part of a play called The Peace Egg, which was performed around Christmastime in the villages around Sheffield. The Peace Egg was written by local authoress Juliana Horatia Ewing (who was of course one of the children of Rev. Gatty of Ecclesfield) and you can find a complete version here. So is there anyone on the forum who remembers seeing this play performed? Or indeed is there anywhere where it still is performed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 As a young boy I remember going to my Uncle Jack's house in the Rudyard at New Year and Jack Glossop and his brother Tom used to act out a Mummer's play in the front room. They used the kitchen as a changing room and used anything that came to hand to dress up to perform the different parts. For St George they used a cullinder as an helmet and a corset for armour. In turn they played out the parts quoting verse after verse of the play. I cannot state they struck dstrictly to the original but it was enjoyed by all the family. Happy Days? PopT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annina Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 A family who live in Ridgway,act out the play in all the local hostelries every New Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I heard there was some kind of Mummers play enacted each year at the old Robin Hood pub at Little Matlock but I never saw it. Does anyone have any details? PopT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soft ayperth Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 When I lived in Newfoundland, mummering was a tradition practiced by the older generation. I always thought it originated in Ireland as Newfoundlanders originate from Irish stock, also from the south west of England. They had a mummers' parade recently in St. John's, the capital city. See this: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2011/12/17/nl-mummers-parade-1217.html The 3 minute video is worth plowing through the initial ads to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMozzy Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 The Pace Egg play is a traditional Easter mummers' play in the Calder Valley, where I come from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pace_Egg_play http://www.hebdenbridgetimes.co.uk/news/local/calder_high_tours_its_pace_egg_play_1_1842959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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