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1. Add MS 53084 O

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Title:
Index.
Scope & Content:
List of plays submitted to the Lord Chamberlain's Office during early and mid-April 1870, together with the names of the theatres of intended representation. In the hand of William Bodham Donne, Examiner of Plays. Note that 'Erin go Bragh' (Add MS 53084 M) is not included on the list.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:
1 folio.

2. Add MS 53084 K

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Title:
En Wagon, episode de voyage, by E. Verconsin.
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 16 April 1870 for performance at the Princess's. Printed by Michel Lévy Frères, Rue Vivienne, Boulevarde Des Italiens, Paris. (1867).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:
15 folios.

3. Add MS 53084 J

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Title:
M.P, by T. W. Robertson.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in three acts. Licence sent 16 April 1870 for performance at the Prince of Wales's. Printed (n.d.), with manuscript additions on folios 1 and 2. The name of the theatre manager C. J. James [Charles James James] noted on folio 2. A plan of the stage set-up at the beginning of Act 1 is incl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

57 folios.

4. Add MS 53084 B

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Title:
'Cupboard love', By F. Hay.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 11 April 1870 for performance at the Vaudeville.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

27 folios.

5. Add MS 53084 E

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Title:
'The twin sisters', by E. Schiff.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in four acts. Licence sent 16 April 1870 for performance at the Charing Cross. The attribution of authorship is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

105 folios.

6. Add MS 53084 H

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Title:
'The union wheel', by J. Fox.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 14 April 1870 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for the words 'damn' and 'curse' to be omitted throughout. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to J. Fox.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

60 folios.

7. Add MS 53084 I

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Title:
'A sneaking regard', by A. Moore.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a new original farce in two spasms invented by Gustavus Adolphus - author of "Nothing in particular!"' on folio 1. The name 'Gustavus Adolphus' has been crossed through and replaced by 'William Best'. Licence sent 13 April 1870 for performance at the Surrey. Messrs Ross and Shelley...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

21 folios.

8. Add MS 53084 F

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Title:
'Froufrou', by H. S. Edwards.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in five acts, translated from the French of H. Meilhac and L. Halévy. Licence sent 13 April 1870 for performance at the Olympic. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for a scene where two gentlemen discuss their mistresses to be omitted, along with two lines: 'Who is it you are going to take ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

86 folios.

9. Add MS 53084 D

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Title:
For Love or Money, by A. Halliday.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in three acts. Licence sent 12 April 1870 for performance at the Vaudeville. Details of the licence in the hand of W. B. Donne, Examiner of Plays, on folio 1. The remainder printed by Andrew Halliday, 122 Camden Street, Camden Town. (1870).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

58 folios.

10. Add MS 53084 N

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Title:
'Honor bright, or, The prompter's story', by E. Towers.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 16 April 1870 for performance at the East London. Mr Morris Abrahams noted as the theatre manager on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to E. Towers under the title 'Honor bright: a story of the stage, o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1870
Extent:

50 folios.