Roy Judge
Description
Used in May Day celebrations, THE JACK IN THE GREEN is a man or boy enclosed in a wooden framework covered with leaves. The origins of this figure are
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obscure, but Judge traces its earliest reference in the late 18th cenury, and follows its popularity through the 19th century. He shows how the Jack in the green was part of a complex range of May day urban begging activities, and he includes an extensive index of locations listing every known performance of a Jack in the Green, including several still being performed today.
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