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10891. Add MS 53010 J

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'Little Red Riding Hood, or, The rose, the shamrock and the thistle', extravaganza by Leicester Buckingham. Licence sent 21 December 1861 for performance at the Lyceum. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 53, no. 791. ff. 26. Leicester Silk Buckingham, dramatist; youngest son of J S Buckingham: Plays...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1861
Extent:
1 item

10892. Add MS 53028 AA

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'Sense and sensation, or, The seven sisters of Thule', a Christmas morality by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 30 December 1863 for performance at the Olympic. MS written in more than one hand. Prompt copy. Cues and notes in pencil. Cuts and corrections in ink. Notes on front cover crossed out i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Dec 1863
Extent:
1 item

10893. Add MS 53063 V

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'The Wood Demon, or, Harlequin One o'Clock and ye knight, ye maydenne and ye minstrel', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 12 December 1867 for performance at the Oriental. The name [Morris] Abrahams noted on folio 1, together with 'Oriental Theatre, High Street, Poplar'. The attribution of the play to F. Marchant is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:
21 folios.

10894. Add MS 53033 K

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'The lost inheritance, or, The idiot, the roué and the miser', by W. E. Suter.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 27 July 1864 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as actual and responsible manager on folio 1. An alternative title, 'The false inheritance' appears at the top of folio 1 but with the word 'false' crossed through and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1864
Extent:

31 folios

10895. Add MS 53038 A

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'Harlequin King Humpty Dumpty, or, The princess, the Peri and the pearl diver', by F. B. Egan.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 1 December 1864 for performance at the Queen's. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

58 folios.

10896. Add MS 53046 M

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'Found drowned, or, Marry in haste and repent at leisure', by W. T. Townsend.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 27 November 1865 for performance at the Effingham. The attribution of the play to W. T. Townsend is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1865
Extent:

26 folios.

10897. Add MS 53052 F

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'Look on the bright side, or, Better late than never', by W. R. Waldron.
Scope & Content:
Domestic drama in two acts and ten tableaux by W. R. Waldron, author of 'Lizzie Leigh', 'Half Caste' etc. Licence sent 26 July 1866 for performance at the City of London. Mr Nelson Lee noted as the lessee of the theatre on folio 1. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1866
Extent:

60 folios.

10898. Add MS 53063 C

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'Wrecked not lost, or, Sue Smylie the sailor's bride', by C. H. Stephenson.
Scope & Content:
A semi-nautical domestic drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 November 1867 for performance at the City of London. An alternative title 'Sixty years ago' has been crossed through on folio 1. The name Morris Abrahams is also noted on folio 1, and again on folio 26 where he appears as the manager of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1867
Extent:

26 folios.

10899. Add MS 53063 Y

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'Harlequin Guy Fawkes, or, The Fairies of the Golden Grotto', by J. B. Johnstone.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 17 December 1867 for performance at the Queen's, Manchester. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:

15 folios.

10900. Add MS 53073 N

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'Whittington and his cat, or, Zakkolums and the King of the Cannibal Islands', by R. Soutar.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 21 December 1868 for performance at the Alfred Theatre. The date of intended performance noted as 26 December 1868 on folio 2.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1868
Extent:

38 folios.