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9961. Add MS 53014 H

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Add MS 53014 H
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'Hearts that love us, or, Wild deeds in wild scenes', drama in two acts by W. J. Archer. Licence sent 17 May 1862 for performance at the Effingham. Cover identifies J. W Archer, No. 2 Lessada Street, Twig Folly, Bethnal Green for the City of London Theatre, also identifies Morris Abrahams. D...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 May 1862
Extent:
1 item

9962. Add MS 53019 Q

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Add MS 53019 Q
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'The armourer of Nantes', opera in three acts by J. V. Bridgeman (for the music by M. W. Balfe). Licensed for performance at Covent Garden; LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records date of licence as 5 February 1863. Signed W. Harrison, manager. Stage directions underlined in red ink. Numbers alongside s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1863
Extent:
1 item

9963. Add MS 53020 H

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Add MS 53020 H
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'Lady Audley's secret', drama in two acts by W. E. Suter. Autograph. No details of licence on script, but LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records date of licence as 17 February 1863, for the Queen’s. Adapted from the novel Lady Audley’s secret by M. E. Braddon, first published 1862. Note signed C. S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1863
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1 item

9964. Add MS 52963 S

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‘Paul Pry on horseback! or, Harlequin and the magic horseshoe!’, grand comic equestrian pantomime written expressly for Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 19 December 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 26 December 1856. Cover signed William Cooke, les...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

9965. Add MS 52972 R

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Add MS 52972 R
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'Fra Diavolo! or, The beauty and the brigands', 'a new and original burlesque burletta, founded on a passage in the life of a certain Old Gentleman's Brother', burlesque in one act by H. J. Byron, the music by Auber 'and a few others'. Licence sent 19 March 1858 for performance at the Strand 5...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1858
Extent:
1 item

9966. Add MS 52977 V

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Add MS 52977 V
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'Undine, or, Harlequin and the spirit of the waters', pantomime by J. B. Buckstone. Licence sent 24 December 1858 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 27 December 1858. Keywords: German influence and settings, legend, abandoned women, nymphs, knights, death, transformation. ff. 1...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1858
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1 item

9967. Add MS 53039 L

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Add MS 53039 L
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'The neglected home, or, The spirit child's prayer', by W. Travers.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 February 1865 for performance at the City of London. Mr Nelson Lee, the theatre manager, noted on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. Travers is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1865
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32 folios.

9968. Add MS 53052 G

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Add MS 53052 G
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'True to the core! A story of the Armada', by A. R. Slous.
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Nautical and national drama in five acts. Licence sent 31 July 1866 for performance at the Surrey. The names of the lessees of the theatre, Shepherd and Creswick, are noted on folio 1. The attribution of the play to A. R. Slous is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1866
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104 folios.

9969. Add MS 53058 S

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Add MS 53058 S
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'The foundling of fortune, or, The next of kin', by F. G. Cheatham.
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Drama in three acts and a prologue. Licence sent 22 April 1867 for performance at the Victoria. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. G. Cheatham. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for a reference to a 'sleeping partner' be omitted.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1867
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92 folios.

9970. Add MS 53063 K

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Add MS 53063 K
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'The jailors (sic) daughter, or, Brighter days in store', by E. Towers.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 November 1867 for performance at the City of London. The name Morris Abrahams noted on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to E. Towers under the title 'Brighter days in store'. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1867
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48 folios.