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Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves, or, Harlequin and the Genii of the Arabian Nights!, by G. A. À Beckett
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1866 for performance at Covent Garden. Folios 1-13 Printed (n.d.). The date of first performance noted as 26 December 1866 on folio 1. Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors on folio 2. Folios 14-22 are manuscript, containing the comic scenes.
The Babes in the Wood, or, Harlequin Robin Hood and his Merry Men, by G. A. À Beckett.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 24 December 1867 for performance at Covent Garden. Folios 1 - 12 printed by J. Miles and Co, Oxford Street (n.d.). The name of the theatre manager noted as Mr J. Russell on folio 1, together with the date of first performance - Thursday 26 December 1867. Dramatis personae...