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1. Add MS 53076 A

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Title:
'A roving commission', by J. Besemeres.
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 3 April 1869 for performance at the Royalty. The attribution of the play to J. Besemeres is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1869
Extent:

35 folios.

2. Add MS 53076 B

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Add MS 53076 B
Title:
A Breach of Promise, adapted from the French by T. W. Robertson.
Scope & Content:
Extravagant farce in two acts. Licence sent 7 April 1869 for performance at the Globe. Printed (n.d.). The names of the actors added by hand against the characters they are playing on folio 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1869
Extent:

22 folios.

3. Add MS 53076 C

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Title:
'A lame excuse', by F. Hay.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 7 April 1869 for performance at the Prince of Wales's. The name C. J. James [Charles James James] noted on folio 1, together with the date of intended representation - 10 April 1869.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1869
Extent:

24 folios.

4. Add MS 53076 D

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Title:
'Found', by F. Haywell.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 8 April 1869 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. Haywell, noting further that the play was subsequently performed on 14 November 1883 at the Gaiety.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1869
Extent:

53 folios.

5. Add MS 53076 E

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Title:
'Barely possible'.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a piece of nonsense' on folio 1. Licence sent 9 April 1869 for performance at the Alexandra Theatre, Liverpool. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script and the play is listed as author unknown in Nicoll.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1869
Extent:
19 folios.

6. Add MS 53076 K

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Title:
'Lillie Dale', by J. A. Delafield.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 14 April 1869 for performance at the Amphitheatre, Leeds. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) and Nicoll both list the play with the title 'Lily Dale'. Loosely based on The Small House at Allington, by Anthony Trollope.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1869
Extent:

31 folios.

7. Add MS 53076 L

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Title:
'The teetotallers, or, Maine liquor law', by A. Halliday.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 21 April 1869 for performance at the Alexandra. The script contains extensive annotations and additions throughout in pencil. Nicoll also notes the alternative title 'A teetotal family'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1869
Extent:

41 folios.

8. Add MS 53076 M

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Title:
An Eligible Villa.
Scope & Content:
Operetta in one act. Licence sent 22 April 1869 for performance at the Gaiety. Printed by Woodfall and Kinder, Milford lane, Strand. (n.d.). Dramatis personae with the names of the performers on folio 3. The name of the author is not noted on the script. Nicoll lists the opera as a version of 'L'...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1869
Extent:
9 folios.

9. Add MS 53076 N

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Title:
'The military Billy Taylor, or, The war in Carribou', by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Musical comedietta in one act. Licence sent 21 April 1869 for performance at the Royalty. A note on folio 1 describes the play as an adaptation of the incidents in the nautical 'Ballad of William Taylor' to those of military life.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1869
Extent:

33 folios.

10. Add MS 53076 O

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Title:
'The hop pickers', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in a prologue and two acts. Licence sent 23 April 1869 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 but Nicoll attributes the play to C. H. Hazlewood under the title 'Hop pickers and gypsie...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1869
Extent:

21 folios.