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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Language English Name Byron, Henry James, actor and dramatist, called Nick Nemo, 1835-1884

1. Add MS 52969 M

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'King Richard of the Lion Heart', new and original burlesque extravaganza by ‘Nick Nemo’ (i.e., H. J. Byron). Licence sent 24 November 1857 for performance at the Strand. Revisions and prompter’s notes in pencil. Songs included in MS. A ‘Program of the Piece’ is included in the last few pag...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 Nov 1857
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1 item

2. Add MS 52971 K

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'The Lady of Lyons, or, Two-penny pride and penny-tence!!', burlesque extravaganza in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 30 January 1858 for performance at the Strand 1 February 1858. Songs included in MS. Original play 'The Lady of Lyon, or, Love and pride' by Edward Bulwer Lytton. Not l...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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30 Jan 1858
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1 item

3. Add MS 52972 R

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'Fra Diavolo! or, The beauty and the brigands', 'a new and original burlesque burletta, founded on a passage in the life of a certain Old Gentleman's Brother', burlesque in one act by H. J. Byron, the music by Auber 'and a few others'. Licence sent 19 March 1858 for performance at the Strand 5...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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19 Mar 1858
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1 item

4. Add MS 52974 N

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'The bride of Abydos, or, The prince, the pirate and the pearl', 'original oriental burlesque extravaganza' by Henry J. Byron. Licence sent 26 May 1858 for performance at the Strand. Final page signed 'B. T. Fairbrother, 11 Little Queen Street, High Holborn, W.C, copyist'. LCO Day Book Add. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
26 May 1858
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1 item

5. Add MS 52976 H

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'The maid and the magpie, or, The fatal spoon', burlesque in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 12 October 1858 for performance at the Strand. Words of songs included in text. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a passage about Baron Rothschild be omitted. Published in L...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1858
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1 item

6. Add MS 52977 H

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'Mazeppa' (altered from 'Byron's Mazeppa'), burlesque in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 20 December 1858 for performance at the Olympic. Contains extensive cuts and revisions. Words for songs given in MS. Some songs written in a different hand. The citation in Nicoll refers not to th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1858
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1 item

7. Add MS 52983 S

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‘The lady of Lyons’, 'the very latest extravaganza by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 9 July 1859 for performance at the Strand. Signed E. and J. Hastings, copyists. See also Add. 52971 K. Published in Lacy’s , supplementary volume, no volume or index reference, a later, revised version of the La...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jul 1859
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1 item

8. Add MS 52988 O

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‘The nymph of the Lurleyberg, or, The knight and the naiads’ (altered from ‘Lurline’), extravaganza in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 22 December 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. See also Add. 52990 C, Add. 52991 M and Add. 53011 K. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 43, no. 643. Keywords:...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1859
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1 item

9. Add MS 52988 R

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‘Jack the giant killer, or, Harlequin King Arthur and the knights of the round table’, pantomime by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 23 December 1859 for performance at the Princess’s . Comic scenes bound within MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 43, no. 645. Keywords: fairy-tales, mothers, sons, myth...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1859
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1 item

10. Add MS 52989 M

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Add MS 52989 M
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'Holly Bush Hall', drama in three acts by J. Mordaunt. Licence sent 7 February 1860 for performance at the Standard. For other versions, see Add. 52989 S. and 52990 D. Based on the serialisation by J. Rymer (under the pseudonym 'M. J. Errym') which appeared in Reynolds's Miscellany. Keyword...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1860
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1 item