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9321. Add MS 53050 G

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Title:
'The belle of the season', by E. Towers.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 6 April 1866 for performance at the Effingham. The name of the dramatist is noted as 'E. Towers' on folio 1 but Nicoll tentatively attributes the play to Matilda Heron.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1866
Extent:

26 folios.

9322. Add MS 53051 B

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Title:
'Alexina, or, True unto death', by J. S. Knowles.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 16 May 1866 for performance at the Strand. Printed (n.d.) Proof copy, but with the title and the name of the dramatist added by hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1866
Extent:

9 folios.

9323. Add MS 53051 I

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Title:
'Jack in a box', by J. P. Simpson.
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 5 June 1866 for performance at St James's. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) records the play with the title 'Jack in the box'. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 71).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1866
Extent:

17 folios.

9324. Add MS 53052 C

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Title:
Crispino e la Comare, by T. J. Williams.
Scope & Content:
Comic opera in three acts. Licence sent 14 July 1866 for performance at Covent Garden. Printed by J. Miles and Co., 105 Wardour Street.(n.d.). Italian with parallel English translation. Music by L. and F. Ricci. Dramatis personae together with the names of the performers on folio 3. The producti...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Jul 1866
Extent:

37 folios.

9325. Add MS 53052 J

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Title:
'The mystery of Audley Court', by J. Brougham
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts, adapted from the novel Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Licence sent 3 August 1866 for performance at Astley's. The dramatist is also noted as the author of 'Playing with fire', 'The Duke's motto', 'Bel Demonio' and 'The soul of honor' on folio 1. The play is n...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1866
Extent:

125 folios.

9326. Add MS 53052 Y

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Title:
'The sin and the sorrow', by H. T. Leslie.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 11 September 1866 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as the actual and responsible manager on folio 1, together with the date of intended performance - Monday 17 September 1866. The play was also published by Lacy's...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1866
Extent:

41 folios.

9327. Add MS 53056 B

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Title:
'Wildfire Ned, or, The skeleton crew', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 December 1866 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 under the title 'Skeleton crew'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1866
Extent:
20 folios.

9328. Add MS 53058 E

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Title:
'A dream in Venice', by T. W. Robertson.
Scope & Content:
Operetta in one act. Licence sent 15 March 1867 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. The names of the performers, including Mr German Reed, noted on folio 1v. The songs and duets are contained separately on folios 24-27.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1867
Extent:

27 folios.

9329. Add MS 53059 A

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Title:
'Louison, or, Love's fidelity', by W. B. Bernard
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 13 May 1867 for performance at the Amphitheatre, Liverpool. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) lists the play as 'Louisa, or, Love's fidelity'. The play is not listed in Nicoll.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1867
Extent:

102 folios.

9330. Add MS 53059 J

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Title:
Don Carlos, English translation by T. J. Williams.
Scope & Content:
Opera in four acts. Licence sent 5 June 1867 for performance at Covent Garden. Printed (n.d.). Dramatis personae with the names of the performers on folio 3. Italian with English translation.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Jun 1867
Extent:

43 folios.