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10111. Add MS 53067 J

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Title:
'Lizzie Storie, the brave lass o' Haltwistle', by S. Davis.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 13 April 1868 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on Tyne. Three-pence postage stamp on folio 91v. Nicoll lists the play with 'Haltwistle' amended to 'Haltwhistle'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1868
Extent:

91 folios.

10112. Add MS 53068 L

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Title:
'Peggy's little game', by G. S. Hodgson.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 9 May 1868 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Greenwich.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1868
Extent:

21 folios.

10113. Add MS 53069 I

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Title:
'An old man's blessing', by H. Forrester.
Scope & Content:
Drama in one act. Licence sent 13 June 1868 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown while MS notes the author as Henry Forrester.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1868
Extent:

32 folios.

10114. Add MS 53069 O

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Title:
'Time and the hour', by J. P. Simpson.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 29 June 1868 for performance at the Queen's. MS in two hands. The name of the author is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to J. P. Simpson. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 81).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1868
Extent:

114 folios.

10115. Add MS 53070 A

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Title:
'Saved by a song', by H. R. Addison.
Scope & Content:
Operetta in one act with music by E. J. Loder. Licence sent 2 July 1868 for performance at the Princess's.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1868
Extent:

29 folios.

10116. 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.

10117. Add MS 53071 Q

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Title:
'A model uncle', by S. Z. M. Strauss.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 22 October 1868 for performance at Drury Lane. MS contains several corrections and deletions in pencil. The date of intended performance is noted as 2 November 1868 on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1868
Extent:

40 folios.

10118. Add MS 53073 T

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Title:
Robinson Crusoe, or, Friday and the Fairies!, by H. J. Byron.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 24 December 1868 for performance at Covent Garden. Printed by J. Miles and Co., Wardour Street, Oxford Street. (n.d.). Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors on folio 2.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1868
Extent:

12 folios.

10119. Add MS 53077 F

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Title:
'Mercy Dodd, or, Presumptive evidence', by D. Boucicault.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 May 1869 for performance at the Princess's. Mostly printed (n.d.). A letter from '[illegible]. B. Bennett' to W. B. Donne, dated 7 May 1869, gives the title of the play and the name of the author and notes the date of intended performance as Monday 10 May on foli...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1869
Extent:
34 folios.

10120. Add MS 53078 R

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Title:
'The serpent on the hearth', by J. P. Simpson.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 2 August 1869 for performance at the Adelphi. Mr B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] noted above the details of the theatre on folio 1. MS in two hands. The attribution of the play to J. P. Simpson is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1869
Extent:

111 folios.