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10081. Add MS 53032 D

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Title:
'Esperanza, or, The stranger in black', by G. Conquest.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 11 May 1864 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as actual and responsible manager on folio 1, together with the date of intended performance - 16 May 1864. The attribution to G. Conquest is taken from Nicoll, the na...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1864
Extent:

33 folios

10082. Add MS 53032 T

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Title:
'The Monastery of St Justa', by J. Oxenford.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 20 June 1864 for performance at the Princess's. The manuscript is incomplete. The attribution of the play to J. Oxenford is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script. The play was also published by French.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1864
Extent:

120 folios.

10083. Add MS 53033 Q

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Title:
'My wife's maid', by T. J. Williams.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 5 August 1864 for performance at the Adelphi. The name of the theatre manager, Benjamin Webster, noted on folio 1. The attribution of the play to T. J. Williams is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1864
Extent:

39 folios

10084. Add MS 53033 T

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Title:
'Cymon and Iphigenia', by E. J. S. Lee
Scope & Content:
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 9 August 1864 for performance at the Bower. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1864
Extent:

40 folios

10085. Add MS 53034 A

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Title:
'How will they get out of it', by G. Rose.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in three acts. Licence sent 10 August 1864 for performance at St James's. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to G. Rose and lists the play with the title corrected to 'How will they get out of it?'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1864
Extent:

29 folios.

10086. Add MS 53035 M

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Title:
'The Bartons of Barton Wold', by B. S. Montgomery.
Scope & Content:
Domestic drama in two acts. Two copies of the play are presented, one manuscript and one printed (n.d.). Both contain a dramatis personae with the names of the actors taking the roles and both are headed with the dedication 'This play is written especially for the ladies and gentlemen whose name...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1864
Extent:

56 folios.

10087. Add MS 53037 H

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Title:
'A young lad from the country', by J. Oxenford.
Scope & Content:
An original farce in one act. Licence sent 17 November 1864 for performance at Drury Lane. Published by Lacy's (vol 64).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1864
Extent:

46 folios.

10088. Add MS 53043 K

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Title:
'Simon Pouter's wedding', by J. M. Morton
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 13 June 1865 for performance at St James's. Nicoll records the play with the title ''Pouter's wedding', also noting a further title as 'Simeon Pouter's wedding'. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 67).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1865
Extent:

27 folios.

10089. Add MS 53045 S

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Title:
'A Rye House plot', by H. A. Major.
Scope & Content:
A serio-comic farce in one act. Licence sent 18 October 1865 for performance at the Grecian. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1865
Extent:

16 folios.

10090. Add MS 53045 W

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Title:
'Love wins the way', by I. F. Finlayson.
Scope & Content:
Comic Opera di Camera in one act adapted from Sheridan. Music by Procida Bucalossi. Licence sent 25 October 1865 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. Dramatis personae with the names of the actors on folio 2. Nicoll lists the play with the title 'Love wins the day'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1865
Extent:

11 folios.