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New Book on The White Boys just published

05 Apr 2011


“Who want to see the White Boys act?” This introductory line is an introduction to the White Boys themselves, familiar at one time all over the Island who performed a piece of traditional drama known as the mumming play, one familiar throughout the British Isles. Until now the White Boys in the Island have been little studied and in order to better understand them and the play Stephen Miller has gathered together all the relevant material relating to them from printed, manuscript and oral sources. The publication also features the play texts themselves. These sources are now available for further research. “Who want to see the White Boys act?” A Compendium of Sources is available from the Lexicon Bookshop and the Manx Heritage Shop at the Manx Museum priced around £20.

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