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11331. Add MS 53032 R

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Title:
'The emigrant family, or, A tale of New Zealand', by J. B. Johnstone.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 20 June 1864 for performance at the Marylebone. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1864
Extent:

19 folios.

11332. Add MS 53037 F

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Title:
'Snowdrop, or, The seven mannikins and the magic mirror', by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
An original extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 16 November 1864 for performance at the Royalty. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 64).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1864
Extent:

49 folios.

11333. Add MS 53039 N

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Title:
'The fall of the avalanche, or, The mountain home', by G. Conquest.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts and a prologue. Licence sent 16 February 1865 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as the actual and responsible manager on folio 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1865
Extent:

35 folios.

11334. Add MS 53041 I

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Title:
Ulysses, or, The Iron-clad Warrior and the Little Tug of War, by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 17 April 1865 for performance at St James's. Printed by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 89 Strand (n.d.). Lacy's Acting Edition No 980. A cast list with the names of the actors taking the roles, including Miss Charlotte Saunders and Mr Henry James Montague (Henry James Mann), on foli...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1865
Extent:

21 folios.

11335. Add MS 53043 M

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Title:
'The power of gold, or, Honesty the best policy', by W. R. Osman.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 16 June 1865 for performance at the Victoria. The names of the theatre lessees, [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton, noted on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. R. Osman is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1865
Extent:

55 folios.

11336. Add MS 53045 H

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Title:
'The lost fortune, or, The story of a pocket book', by A. Faucquez.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 30 September 1865 for performance at the Britannia.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1865
Extent:

19 folios.

11337. Add MS 53045 I

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Title:
'The folly fete, or, The May Queen', by E. J. N. Galer.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 3 October 1865 for performance at the Grecian. The name of the actual and responsible theatre manager B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted on folio 1, together with the date of intended performance - Thursday Oct 12 1865 - and a further alternative tit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1865
Extent:

33 folios.

11338. Add MS 53046 I

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Title:
'L'Africaine, or, The Queen of the Cannibal Islands', by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Extravaganza. Licence sent 13 November 1865 for performance at the Strand. Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors on folio 2.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1865
Extent:

46 folios.

11339. Add MS 53048 D

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Title:
'Princess Primrose and the four pretty princes', by H. Bellingham and W. Best.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 12 January 1866 for performance at the Olympic. MS in two hands. The attribution of the play to Bellingham and Best is taken from Nicoll, the names of the dramatists not being noted on the script. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 68).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1866
Extent:

82 folios.

11340. Add MS 53049 Q

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Title:
'The key of the street, or, Night life in London', By J. H. Wilkins.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 28 March 1866 for performance at the Surrey. The alternative title 'The widow's son' has been crossed through on folio 1. The play, under the title 'The key of the streets' is listed as author unknown in Nicoll.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1866
Extent:

28 folios.