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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Language English Name Reece, Robert, called 'E G Lankester' writer of plays

1. Add MS 53042 M

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Title:
'Castle Grim', by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Play in two acts with music by G. B. Allen. Licence sent 22 May 1865 for performance at the Victoria Hall, Bayswater (later renamed the Bijou). Nicoll notes the play was subsequently performed at the Royalty on 2 September 1865.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1865
Extent:

31 folios.

2. Add MS 53047 K

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Title:
'Prometheus, or, The man on the rock', by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a gigantic anachronism' on folio 1. Licence sent 21 December 1865 for performance at the Royalty. The MS contains considerable annotations and amendments throughout. The attribution of the play to R. Reece is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the scrip...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1865
Extent:

29 folios.

3. Add MS 53048 B

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Title:
Love's Limit, by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Comic opera in one act with music by J. E. Mallandaine. Licence sent 5 January 1866 for performance at the Royalty. Printed by Metzler & Co., Great Marlborough Street. (n.d.). Dramatis personae on folio 2, together with the names of the actors. The directress of the theatre is noted as Miss ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1866
Extent:

12 folios.

4. Add MS 53050 B

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Title:
'Ulf the minstrel, or, The maiden, the minstrel and the monster!', by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 30 March 1866 for performance at the Royalty. A list of the author's previous works is to be found on folio 3.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1866
Extent:

36 folios.

5. Add MS 53052 W

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Title:
The Lady of the Lake, plaid in a new Tartan, by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'an ephemeral burlesque founded on Sir Walter Scott's immortal poem' on folio 2. Licence sent 8 September 1866 for performance at the Royalty. Printed - Lacy's Acting Edition (n.d.). (vol 71). List of characters with the names of the actors taking the roles given on folios 2v-3. Nic...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1866
Extent:

20 folios.

6. Add MS 53063 U

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Title:
'Honeydove's troubles', by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 12 December 1867 for performance at Drury Lane.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:

19 folios.

7. Add MS 53064 T

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Title:
'Our quiet chateau', by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Musical comedietta in one act. Licence sent 24 December 1867 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. Partly printed (n.d.). The script is mainly manuscript with extracts of printed text containing the lyrics to the songs pasted to the pages.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:

15 folios.

8. Add MS 53067 I

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Title:
'Agamemnon and Cassandra, or, The Prophet of Loss and Troy', by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Classical burlesque. Licence sent 11 April 1868 for performance at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool. Dramatis personae on folio 2 together with the names of the actors.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1868
Extent:

53 folios.

9. Add MS 53071 O

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Title:
'The stranger stranger than ever!', by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a piece of extravagance in one act' on folio 1. Licence sent 22 October 1868 for performance at the Queen's. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 82).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1868
Extent:

18 folios.

10. Add MS 53073 M

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Add MS 53073 M
Title:
'Chaw-Sword, or, The last of the paladins', by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 19 December 1868 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. The attribution of the play to R. Reece is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1868
Extent:

13 folios.

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