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10771. Add MS 53015 X

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'She would and he wouldn't' comedy in two acts by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 September 1862 for performance at the St. James's. Note in pencil, "Title not yet fixed", on front cover. Identifies J. M. Morton, Laburnum Cottage, Chertsey. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 56, no. 832. ff. 70. Jo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Sep 1862
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1 item

10772. Add MS 53020 D

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'The Scotch sisters, an episode in the life of Effie Deans', drama in four acts by A. W. Walmsley. Licence sent 16 February 1863 for performance at the Royalty. MS written in more than one hand. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records change in title whereby "Effie" is replaced by "Jeannie". No att...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Feb 1863
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1 item

10773. Add MS 53021 I

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'The standard of England, or, The life of a soldier', drama in four acts by H. Young. Licence sent 28 March 1863 for performance at the Standard. Subtitle added in ink. Indicates "property of T. H. Cave". LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records place of performance as the Marylebone Theatre. ff. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1863
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1 item

10774. Add MS 53021 L

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'Drip! drop! drip! drop! or, The vulture's nest, a story of a sailor's love', a drama in four acts by Melinda Young (i.e. Mrs Henry Young). No details of licence or theatre given on script, but LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records date of licence as 6 April 1863 for performance at the Effingham. Id...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1863
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1 item

10775. Add MS 53022 M

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'A young man from the country', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 1 May 1863 for performance at the Olympic. Note on front cover "Returned by Mr Morton 30 June 1865". MS written in more than one hand. ff. 12. John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by, submitted: 1852-1867.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 May 1863
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1 item

10776. Add MS 53026 I

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'Not dead yet', domestic drama in two acts by C. H. Stevenson. Licence sent 16 October 1863 for performance at the Standard. Signed Robert Edgar, Standard. Minor corrections noted in ink. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 lists date of licence as 17 October 1863. No attribution given in Nicoll. ff...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1863
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1 item

10777. Add MS 53094 N

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'Peter the Shipwright', by Albert Lortzing
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'Peter the Shipwright', a comic opera in three acts, music by Albert Lortzing. Licence sent 19 April 1871 for performance at the Gaiety Theatre 1871. 20 folios.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
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1 item

10778. Add MS 53033 M

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Love or Duty - Which Wins? by J. J. Dilley
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 28 July 1864 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Margate. Printed by P. Burgess, Keene's Row, Walworth (n.d.). Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1864
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13 folios

10779. Add MS 53034 B

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'The Hebrew diamond, or, The eye of light', by C. H. Hazlewood.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 18 August 1864 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the proprietor of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to C. H. Hazlewood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1864
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36 folios.

10780. Add MS 53034 E

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'The courts and alley's (sic) of London', by E. J. Towers.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 27 August 1864 for performance at the Effingham. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown and amends the title to 'The courts and alleys of London'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1864
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24 folios.