File:Sandys 1852 - Modern Christmas Plays, ChapterVIII.jpg
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English: An 1852 depiction of a 'modern' Christmas play (now generally known as a mummers play). The character are, from left to right: Father Christmas, 'represented as as a grotesque old man, with a large mask and comic wig, and a huge club in his hand'; three players, two of whom are St George and the Dragon, 'all attired in much the same manner'; and the doctor. The woman is a spectator. |
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Source | Christmastide, its History, Festivities and Carols. London: John Russell Smith. p 145. | |||||
Author | AJ Mason, illustrator; book by William Sandys | |||||
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