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Singing Simpkin and other bawdy jigs : musical comedy on the Shakespearean stage : scripts, music and context / Roger Clegg and Lucie Sheaping.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Description: 339 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0859898784
  • 9780859898782
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Contents:
The wooing of Nan -- Rowland's god son -- Singing simpkin -- Francis' new jig -- The black man -- The jig of St. Denys' ghost -- The libel of Michael steel -- Fool's fortune -- The cheaters cheated
Summary: Theatrical jig. Late sixteenth century to Restoration. Comic bawdy musical drama on the English stage. Theatrical characters.

The wooing of Nan -- Rowland's god son -- Singing simpkin -- Francis' new jig -- The black man -- The jig of St. Denys' ghost -- The libel of Michael steel -- Fool's fortune -- The cheaters cheated

Theatrical jig. Late sixteenth century to Restoration. Comic bawdy musical drama on the English stage. Theatrical characters.

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