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11361. Add MS 53087 O

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Title:
'F. M. Julius Caesar, or, The irregular rum'un', by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'an eccentric operatic hysteric burlodrama in three acts' on folio 1. Licence sent 3 September 1870 for performance at the Queen's.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1870
Extent:

27 folios.

11362. Add MS 53088 A

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Title:
'The light of love, or, An Angel's visit', by W. H. Abel.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 22 September 1870 for performance at the East London. 'To be licensed to Mr [Morris] Abrahams' noted on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to W. H. Abel under the title 'An angel's visit, or, The trials of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1870
Extent:

31 folios.

11363. Add MS 53088 L

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Title:
'A seven years secret, or, The noble foundling', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 October 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to C. H. Hazlewood.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1870
Extent:

17 folios.

11364. Add MS 53089 F

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Title:
'The lost wife, or, The husband's confession', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 4 November 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to C. H. Hazlewood, giving the date of performance as 7 August 1871. The p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1870
Extent:

30 folios

11365. Add MS 53091 A

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Title:
The Mistletoe Bough! A Merrie Jest of an Old Oak Chest, by H. B. Farnie.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 19 December 1870 for performance at the Adelphi. Printed (n.d.). The names of B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] and F (?) B. Chatterton are noted on folio 1. The LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for references to the Marquis of Lorne and a separate couplet of a suggestive nat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1870
Extent:

32 folios.

11366. Add MS 53091 J

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Title:
Little Gil Blas and how he played the Spanish Deuce, by H. B. Farnie.
Scope & Content:
Extravaganza. Licence sent 22 December 1870 for performance at the Princess's. Printed (n.d.) with manuscript annotations throughout.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1870
Extent:

32 folios.

11367. Add MS 53094 E

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Title:
'An Awkward Mistake; Or, The Wrong man in the Right Place', by John Maddison Morton
Scope & Content:
'An Awkward Mistake; Or, The Wrong man in the Right Place', by John Maddison Morton. Licence sent 4 April 1871 for performance at the Princess's Theatre. 22 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item

11368. Add MS 52931 A

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Scope & Content:
‘Wittikind and his brothers, or, The seven swan princes and the fair Melusine’ (‘The swan princes’), fairy tale in two acts, by ‘John Roakes’ (i.e. Tom Taylor). Licence sent 26 March 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 12 April 1852. Extensive revisions throughout text. Some notes about t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1852
Extent:
1 item

11369. Add MS 52931 N

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Scope & Content:
‘Mephistopheles, or, An ambassador from below’, an extravaganza in one act by R. B. Brough and H. S. Edwards. Licence sent 10 April 1852 for performance at the Adelphi 12 April 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 do...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1852
Extent:
1 item

11370. Add MS 52935 J

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Scope & Content:
‘Uncle Tom’s crib, or, The nigger life in London’, dramatic sketch in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 9 October 1852 for performance at the Strand 14 October 1852. Songs included in MS. For other versions see those written in 1852 by J. Courtney (Add. 52934 K); Edward Fitzball (3 ver...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1852
Extent:
1 item