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Collection Area Western Manuscripts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Towers, Edward, writer of plays

1. Add MS 52988 C

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Add MS 52988 C
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‘The magic axe, or, The fairy of the moss rose dell and the fiend of the whisper valley’, pantomime. Licence sent 16 December 1859 for performance at the Victoria on 26 December 1859. Front cover signed J. Towers. Attributed by Nicoll to E. Towers. Keywords: German legends, nymphs, fairies...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Dec 1859
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 52989 I

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Add MS 52989 I
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'The destiny, or, The broken heart', drama in three acts. Licence sent 30 January 1860 for performance at the Victoria. Note of application for licence signed 'I. Cohen' for J. Johnson Towers, the theatre manager. Nicoll attributes authorship to E. Towers. Keywords: inheritance, class cont...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jan 1860
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 52991 N

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Add MS 52991 N
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'The white Indian, or, The renegade's daughter', drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 April 1860 for performance at the Victoria on 9 April 1860. Note of application for licence signed 'I. Cohen' for J. Johnson Towers, the theatre manager, on title page. Nicoll attributes authorship to E. Tower...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1860
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 52997 N

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Add MS 52997 N
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'Col. Jack', drama in two acts by E. Towers. Licence sent 15 November 1860 for performance at the Victoria on 19 November. Note of application for licence signed I. Cohen for J. Johnson Towers, the theatre manager. The character of Colonel Jack is possibly derived from Daniel Defoe's The his...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Nov 1860
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1 item

5. Add MS 52999 D

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Add MS 52999 D
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'The enchanted horn, or, Harlequin Fire King and the fairy of the frozen dell', pantomime by E. Towers. Licence sent 17 December 1860 for performance at the Victoria on 24 December. Note of application for licence signed Isaac Cohen for J. Johnson Towers, the theatre manager. MS written in m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1860
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 53002 H

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Add MS 53002 H
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'Edith the captive, or, The heir of Maningdale Manor', drama in three acts by E. Towers. Licence sent 22 March 1861 for performance at the Victoria on 1 April 1861. Place name in alternative title as rendered in Nicoll, but the MS rendering on the title pages could equally be 'Warringdale'. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1861
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 53009 S

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Add MS 53009 S
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'Harlequin Christoval, or, The demon ogre and the good fairy Silver Star at the bottom of the sea' (altered from 'Harlequin King Oberon, or, The demon ogre and the good fairy Silver Star of the lake') ('Harlequin Christoval and the demon ogre of the plains, or, The good fairy at the bottom of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1861
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 53011 I

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Add MS 53011 I
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'The white boys, or, Ireland in 1798', drama in two acts by E. Towers. Licence sent 30 January 1862 for performance at the Victoria. Note of application for licence signed 'Isaac Cohen' for Joseph Johnson Towers, the theatre manager. Numerous cuts and amendments in ink. MS written in more t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jan 1862
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 53028 Q

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Add MS 53028 Q
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'Harlequin King Crystal, or, The Princess of the silver maze and the good little fairy at the bottom of the well' (altered from 'King Crystal'), pantomime by E. Towers. Licence sent 22 December 1863 for performance at the Effingham. Name of Morris Abrahams, the theatre manager, noted on cover...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1863
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 53038 N

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Add MS 53038 N
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'Harlequin Goody Two Shoes, or, Robin the ploughboy and the castle of the seven passions', by E. Towers.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1864 for performance at the Effingham. The attribution of the play to E. Towers is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
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