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9791. Add MS 53074 G

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Add MS 53074 G
Title:
'The snowdrift, or, The cross on the shoe', by A. Coates.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 22 January 1869 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 Alfred Coates under the title 'The snow drift, or, The cross on the boo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1869
Extent:

16 folios.

9792. Add MS 53090 I

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Add MS 53090 I
Title:
'Marlborough, or, The three phases of a life', by W. Phillips.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 23 November 1870 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Manchester. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for one passage with strong scriptural overtones to be omitted in performance.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1870
Extent:

76 folios.

9793. Add MS 53093 M

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Add MS 53093 M
Title:
'The Daughter of Truth; or, Spells of Love', by W.H.Pitt.
Scope & Content:
'The Daughter of Truth; or, Spells of Love', by W.H.Pitt. Licence sent 18 March 1871 for performance at Britannia Theatre, London. 22 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item

9794. Add MS 53161 B

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Add MS 53161 B
Title:
'Jacl the Giant Killer and the Sleeping Beauty', by H. Levy
Scope & Content:
'Jack the Giant Killer and the Sleeping Beauty', by H. Levy. Play approved 21 January 1876 for a licence to perform at the Queen's Theatre, Edinburgh. 17 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1876
Extent:
1 item

9795. Add MS 52929 C

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Add MS 52929 C
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‘A duel in the dark’, farce in one act by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 12 January 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 14 January 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word ‘damn’ be omitted. P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jan 1852
Extent:
1 item

9796. Add MS 52931 H

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Add MS 52931 H
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Scope & Content:
‘The blue baron, or, The mine fiend and the lake fay’, extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 6 April 1852 for performance at the Victoria 12 April 1852. MS includes letter from Eliza Vincent requesting the licence. Only listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53703 under the title‘The mine fiend and the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1852
Extent:
1 item

9797. Add MS 52933 Q

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Add MS 52933 Q
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‘Oscar the Dane, or, The mysterious man of Australia’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 5 August 1852 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 11 August 1852. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Extensive underlined stage directions. Keywords: Australia, German characters, Danish characters, E...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1852
Extent:
1 item

9798. Add MS 52934 G

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Add MS 52934 G
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Scope & Content:
‘Uncle Tom’s cabin’, drama in two acts by Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 17 September 1852 for performance at the Olympic 20 September 1852. Title page signed ‘W. Farren, Manager.’ Underlined stage directions and revisions not the work of the Examiner of Plays appear throughout the text. Dia...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1852
Extent:
1 item

9799. Add MS 52935 G

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Add MS 52935 G
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Scope & Content:
‘The silver tower, or, The prince of the Orange Islands’, fairy extravaganza in two acts by C. Stanfield James. Licence sent 8 October 1852 for performance at the Queen’s 11 October 1852. Request for licence written and signed by C. S. James. Dramatis personae includes detailed description o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1852
Extent:
1 item

9800. Add MS 52935 K

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Add MS 52935 K
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Scope & Content:
‘Sarah Blangi’ (‘Sarah the Creole’), drama in five acts by Morris Barnett. Licence sent 12 October 1852 for performance at the Olympic 18 October 1852. Title page lists ‘Will Farren, Manager.’ Dramatis personae lists actors’ names including ‘Farren’. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stip...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1852
Extent:
1 item