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10101. Add MS 53058 M

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53058 M
Title:
'Pygmalion, or, The statue fair', by W. Brough.
Scope & Content:
A classical extravaganza. Licence sent 16 April 1867 for performance at the Strand. Nicoll lists the play as 'Pygmalion and the statue fair'. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 75).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1867
Extent:

39 folios.

10102. Add MS 53058 V

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53058 V
Title:
'Shadows of the past', by J. P. Simpson.
Scope & Content:
Comedy drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 May 1867 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Manchester. Nicoll notes the play being subsequently performed in Brighton on 1 November 1867 and at the Prince of Wales's, Birmingham on 7 May 1869. The play was also published by French.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1867
Extent:

77 folios.

10103. Add MS 53060 Z

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53060 Z
Title:
'A sister's love', by H. F. Youle.
Scope & Content:
Original drama in two acts. Licence sent 18 July 1867 for performance at the Holborn.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1867
Extent:

36 folios

10104. Add MS 53061 Q

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53061 Q
Title:
'A cure for the fidgets', by T. J. Williams.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 2 September 1867 for performance at the Surrey. The names Shepherd and Creswick, lessees of the theatre, 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:
Sep 1867
Extent:

17 folios.

10105. Add MS 53062 P

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Add MS 53062 P
Title:
'Wild Charley, the link boy', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 22 October 1867 for performance at the Britannia. The name W. H. Newham noted on folio 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1867
Extent:

38 folios.

10106. Add MS 53062 R

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53062 R
Title:
'Don Caesar de Bazan', by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 23 October 1867 for performance at the Holborn. The names Sefton and Parry noted on folio 1. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) records that the title of the play was subsequently changed to 'Mary Turner, or, The wicious willin and wictorious wirtue'. The play was also published...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1867
Extent:

43 folios.

10107. Add MS 53062 W

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53062 W
Title:
'Allow me to explain', by W. S. Gilbert.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 29 October 1867 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 performance - Saturday 2 November 1867.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1867
Extent:

18 folios.

10108. Add MS 53063 O

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53063 O
Title:
'From grave to gay', by B. Webster, the younger.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in three acts. Licence sent 29 November 1867 for performance at the Olympic. The name of the theatre manager, Mr B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] noted on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to B. Webster, the younger.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1867
Extent:

78 folios.

10109. Add MS 53064 E

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53064 E
Title:
'Faw-Fee Fo Fum! Jack the Giant-Killer', by E. L. L. Blanchard.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1867 for performance at Drury Lane. Partly printed (n.d.). The script consists of printed pages cut from their original booklet and pasted into a notebook. The comic scenes are manuscript and contained separately in folios 20-35. The attribution of the play to...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:

35 folios.

10110. Add MS 53066 H

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53066 H
Title:
'Friendship, love and truth', by H. T. Leslie.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 7 March 1868 for performance at the Surrey. The names of Messrs Shepherd and Creswick noted as the theatre managers on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to H. T. Leslie. See also Add MS 53066 C which app...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1868
Extent:

49 folios.