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10411. Add MS 53158 D

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Add MS 53158 D
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'Little Bo-Peep', by unknown author
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'Little Bo-Peep', by unknown author. Play approved 28 December 1875 for a licence to perform at the Aberdeen Theatre. 14 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1875
Extent:
1 item

10412. Add MS 52948 BB

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Add MS 52948 BB
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'The prophet' ('The prophet king'), grand opera in four acts; English transl. of the original French libretto by A. E. Scribe (as Le prophète) for the music by Meyerbeer. Licence sent 31 July 1854 for performance at the Surrey 7 August 1854. This text was used for the first revival of the ope...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1854
Extent:
1 item

10413. Add MS 52948 Z

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Add MS 52948 Z
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'The bravo Ix', ‘original extravaganic farcical histrionic’ dramatic sketch in one act. Licence sent 28 July 1854 for performance at the Bower Saloon the same day. Signed by John Courtney and Thomas Henry, manager. Keywords: theatre, literature and literary reference, aristocracy, family rel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jul 1854
Extent:
1 item

10414. Add MS 52957 Y

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Add MS 52957 Y
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'The democrats of 1793' ('The generous heart') drama in three acts. Licence sent 22 December 1855 for performance at the Surrey. 'The generous heart' is written on title page but crossed out. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: rustics, French influence, dance, aristocracy, murder, duelling, bi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1855
Extent:
1 item

10415. Add MS 52963 FF

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Add MS 52963 FF
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‘Mother Shipton, or, Harlequin knight of love and the enchanted whistle pipe’, pantomime. Licence sent 27 December 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 26 December 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Revisions and annotations throughout the text, which is written in a number of di...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

10416. Add MS 52968 G

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Add MS 52968 G
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'Catherine Howard' ('Ambition, or, The throne and the tomb'), drama in four acts. Licence sent 18 September 1857 for performance at the Surrey. Cover signed Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that a number of words such as 'Lord' and all oaths be ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1857
Extent:
1 item

10417. Add MS 53007 G

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Add MS 53007 G
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'Esmerelda, or, The gipsy and the gentle goat' (altered from 'Esmerelda, or, The gypsy, the guardsman and the goat') ('Esmerelda, or, The "sensation goat" '), burlesque in one act by Henry J. Byron. Licence sent 25 September 1861 for performance at the Strand. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 52, no...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Sep 1861
Extent:
1 item

10418. Add MS 53010 Q

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Add MS 53010 Q
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'Whittington and his cat, or, Harlequin King Kollywobble and the genius of good humour', pantomime by H. E. Byron (with music by W. H. Montgomery). Licence sent 24 December 1861 for performance at the Princess's on 26 December 1861. Includes comic scenes. Inside front cover signed A. Harris,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1861
Extent:
1 item

10419. Add MS 53018 R

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Add MS 53018 R
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'George de Barnwell, or, Harlequin folly in the realms of fancy', burlesque pantomime by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 22 December 1862 for performance at the Adelphi. Name of Mr B. Webster, manager, noted on the script. MS written in more than one hand. Numerous cuts, paste-ins and amendments ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

10420. Add MS 53018 T

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Add MS 53018 T
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'Robin Hood, or, The foresters fête', extravaganza in one act by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 19 December 1862 for performance at the Olympic. Initial and final scenes re-foliated in red pencil. Paste-ins and additions noted in ink. MS written in more than one hand. Published in Lacy’s, vol...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item