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1. Add MS 53085 A

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Title:
The Princess of Trebizonde, adapted by C. L. Kennedy.
Scope & Content:
Opera buffa in three acts, adapted from the French libretto of C. H. Mutter and E. Treffeu. Music by J. Offenbach. Licence sent 1870 for performance at the Gaiety. Printed by Boosey & Co., Holles Street, London (n.d.), although folio 1 is manuscript, in the hand of W. B. Donne, Examiner of P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

33 folios.

2. Add MS 53085 B

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Title:
Barwise's Book, by H. T. Craven.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in two acts. Licence sent 20 April 1870 for performance at the Haymarket. Details of licence and theatre in the hand of W. B. Donne, Examiner of Plays, on folio 1. Note, neither signed nor dated, to W. B. Donne introducing the play on folio 2v. Thereafter printed by Williams and Strahan, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

32 folios.

3. Add MS 53085 C

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Title:
'Little mother', by J. M. Morton
Scope & Content:
Comedy in two acts. Licence sent 20 April 1870 for performance at the Royalty.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

94 folios.

4. Add MS 53085 F

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Title:
'The Varsity Boat Race', by C. H. Stephenson.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'an absurdity in one act' on folio 1. Licence sent 21 April 1870 for performance at the Olympic. An alternative title, 'Boggles at the Varsity Boat Race' has been partially amended to produce the final version. Nicoll attributes the play to Stephenson but in collaboration with F. Ro...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

22 folios.

5. Add MS 53085 G

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Title:
Abu Hassan.
Scope & Content:
Operetta in one act. Licence sent 29 April 1870 for performance at Drury Lane. Printed (n.d.). Manuscript additions giving the title, place of performance and the proposed date of performance, signed 'George Wood' on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script and Nicoll list...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:
18 folios.

6. Add MS 53085 H

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Title:
'Marriage not divorce, or, Love that blooms forever', by J. C. Levey.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 29 April 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of authorship is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

19 folios.

7. Add MS 53085 I

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Title:
'Truth against the world', by G. Spencer.
Scope & Content:
Drama in a prologue and three acts. Licence sent 2 May 1870 for performance at the East London. The attribution of authorship is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1870
Extent:

45 folios.

8. Add MS 53085 J

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Title:
L'Oca del Cairo.
Scope & Content:
Operetta in two acts. Licence sent 30 April 1870 for performance at Drury Lane. Printed (n.d.). Manuscript annotations giving the theatre and proposed date of performance, signed 'George Wood', on folios 1 and 27. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for one cut to be made.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 53085 K

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Title:
'The Naiad Queen', by E. Coles.
Scope & Content:
Extravaganza. Licence sent 30 April 1870 for performance at the King's Cross. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to Edmund Coles under the title 'La Reine des Naiades'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

35 folios.

10. Add MS 53085 L

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Title:
'Breaking the spell', by H. B. Farnie.
Scope & Content:
Comic opera in one act with music by J. Offenbach. Licence sent 2 May 1870 for performance at the Lyceum. Printed by Henderson, Rait and Fenton, 23 Berners Street, Oxford Street (n.d.), but with manuscript additions. The original printed title, The Chelsea Pensioner has been crossed through and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1870
Extent:

39 folios.