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10421. Add MS 53018 X

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Add MS 53018 X
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Scope & Content:
'Ivanhoe', burlesque by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 23 December 1862 for performance at the Strand. Listed as ‘Ivanhoe in accordance with the spirit of the Times’ in Nicoll. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 59, no. 878. ff. 18. Henry James Byron, called 'Nick Nemo'; actor and dramatist: Plays by, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

10422. Add MS 53046 O

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Add MS 53046 O
Title:
'The knaves of the pack and the queen of diamonds, or, Pierre Bouillard, or, The rats of the Seine'.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 30 November 1865 for performance at the Marylebone. The date of intended performance noted as 29 November [1865] on folio 1, together with the name of the theatre manager, J. Arnold Cave. An alternative title 'Nathalie, or, The knaves of the pack' has been crossed ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1865
Extent:
37 folios.

10423. Add MS 53064 I

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Add MS 53064 I
Title:
'Little Red Riding Hood, or, Harlequin Prince Hopeful, Baa Baa Black Sheep and the cruel wolf', by F. G. Cheatham.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 21 December 1867 for performance at Sadler's Wells. The title is not recorded on the script - the details being noted from the LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704), but the name of the author, F. G. Cheatham, is mentioned on folio 32v. The MS is in two different hands, and contain...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:

105 folios.

10424. Add MS 53053 M

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Add MS 53053 M
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'The crooked ways, or, The straight and the narrow paths of life', by W. R. Waldron.
Scope & Content:
Drama in prologue and three acts. Licence sent 28 September 1866 for performance at the City of London. The dramatist is also noted as the author of 'Look on the bright side' on folio1. The name of the theatre lessee noted as Mr Nelson Lee, and the alternative title of the play given as 'The bro...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1866
Extent:

68 folios

10425. Add MS 53091 W

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Add MS 53091 W
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'My son Jack, or Harlequin Mother Goose and the gaping, wide-mouthed waddling frog', by R. Soutar.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 31 December 1870 for performance at the Surrey. No details of the title or author are given in the MS. Details of the title and author come from Nicoll and the LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1870
Extent:

54 folios.

10426. Add MS 53103 D

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Add MS 53103 D
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'Sinbad the Sailor; or, King Diamond & the Fairies of the Golden Lake', by James Richards
Scope & Content:
'Sinbad the Sailor; or, King Diamond & the Fairies of the Golden Lake', by James Richards. Licence sent 8 December 1871 for performance at the Garrick Theatre, London. 12 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item

10427. Add MS 53104 M

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Add MS 53104 M
Title:
'Prince Happy-Go-Lucky; or, Oh Princess Beauty and the Demon Dwarf', by H.T.Arden and J.Milano
Scope & Content:
'Prince Happy-Go-Lucky; or, Oh Princess Beauty and the Demon Dwarf', by H.T.Arden and J.Milano. Licence sent 26 December 1871 for performance at the Alhambra Palace Theatre, London. 14 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item

10428. Add MS 53185 K

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Add MS 53185 K
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Play by H. Pettitt, writer of plays; submitted: 1877 Play by George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimist, and dramatist; submitted: 1877
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1877
Extent:
1 item

10429. Add MS 53189 E

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Add MS 53189 E
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Scope & Content:
Play by F. Romer, writer of plays; submitted: 1877 Play by G. S. Bellamy, writer of plays; submitted: 1877
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1877
Extent:
1 item

10430. Add MS 53192 M

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Add MS 53192 M
Title:
Scope & Content:
Play by H. Pettitt, writer of plays; submitted: 1877 Play by George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimist, and dramatist; submitted: 1877
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1877
Extent:
1 item