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1. Add MS 53072 A

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Title:
'Marie Antoinette', by J. P. Simpson.
Scope & Content:
Historical drama in four acts. Licence sent 2 November 1868 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Brighton. The play is noted as 'the property of Mademoiselle Beatrice' on folio 1. Nicoll records the play as also being performed in Dublin on 12 October 1868 and at the Princess's on 15 February 1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1868
Extent:

133 folios.

2. Add MS 53072 B

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Title:
'Jura', by J. B. Johnstone and B. Shirley
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 2 November 1868 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Leeds. The play is listed as author unknown in Nicoll, but J. B. Johnstone and Miss Beatrix Shirley are noted as the authors on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1868
Extent:

107 folios.

3. Add MS 53072 C

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Title:
'Left to himself'.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 2 November 1868 for performance at the Lyceum. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1868
Extent:
27 folios.

4. Add MS 53072 D

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Title:
'Agnes of Bavaria, or, Love and love's vision', by F. Hawley.
Scope & Content:
Tragedy in three acts. Licence sent 4 November 1868 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham. Each act is in a different hand. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. Hawley, noting further that the play was subsequently performed at t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1868
Extent:

57 folios.

5. Add MS 53072 E

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Title:
'The harbour master's secret'.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 14 November 1868 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1868
Extent:
16 folios.

6. Add MS 53072 F

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Title:
'Curling irons and capers'.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 14 November 1868 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as the actual and responsible manager of the theatre on folio 1, together with the date of the play's intended performance - 23 November 1868. The name of the dramati...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1868
Extent:
13 folios.

7. Add MS 53072 G

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Add MS 53072 G
Title:
On the Cards, by A. Thompson.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in three acts, adapted from 'L'Escamoteur'. Licence sent 19 November 1868 for performance at the Gaiety. Printed (n.d.). A letter from John Hollingshead, dated 14 November 1868, introduces the play and enquires about the fee for the licence on folio i. The attribution of the play to A. Th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1868
Extent:

i + 19 folios.

8. Add MS 53072 H

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Title:
'Jump-a-little-nag-tail 1, 2, 3, or, Harlequin and the arrow-maker's daughter', by J. B. Johnstone.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 16 November 1868 for performance at the Bower. The name of the copyist noted as 'G. Jaques' on folio 6.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1868
Extent:

5 folios.

9. Add MS 53072 I

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Title:
'M.P. for Puddlepool, or, The Borough Election', K. Summers.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 23 November 1868 for performance at Sadler's Wells.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1868
Extent:

21 folios

10. Add MS 53072 J

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Title:
'Follow the leader, or, Mr Neville's sheep'.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in one act. Licence sent 21 November 1868 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Brighton. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1868
Extent:
43 folios.