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11. Add MS 53055 A

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Title:
'The white chief, or, The buffalo hunter of the Death Prairie', by W. T. Townsend.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 November 1866 for performance at the Pavilion. Folio 1 notes that the play has been adapted from the novel by Captain Mayne Reid. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1866
Extent:

26 folios.

12. Add MS 53055 G

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Title:
'Laurette's bridal, or, More than meets the eye', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 16 November 1866 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of authorship is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1866
Extent:
23 folios.

13. Add MS 53055 P

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Title:
Rich and Poor, or, The Workman's Dream, by G. H. Parker.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 30 November 1866 for performance at Sadler's Wells. Printed (1866). The name T. F. Garrett noted on folio 1. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for all oaths and the word 'damnation' be omitted. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1866
Extent:

22 folios.

14. Add MS 53055 J

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Title:
'Anthony and Cleopatra, or, His-story and her-story in a novel nile-meotre', by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 19 November 1866 for performance at the Haymarket. Thomas J. Anderson noted as the copyist on folio 2. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. C. Burnand. 'Nile-meotre' in the title also appears as 'Nile-o-metre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1866
Extent:

86 folios.

15. Add MS 53055 K

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Title:
'The Princess of the Pearl Island, or, The three kingdoms of pearl, gold and silver', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime in one act. Licence sent 22 November 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.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1866
Extent:
18 folios.

16. Add MS 53055 I

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Title:
'Eyes in the dark, or, The grave on the sands', by Mrs H. Young.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 17 November 1866 for performance at the Effingham. The name Morris Abrahams noted on folio 1. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1866
Extent:

48 folios.

17. Add MS 53055 C

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Title:
'A sister's penance', by T. Taylor and A. W. Dubourg.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 15 November 1866 for performance at the Adelphi. The name B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] noted as the theatre manager on folio 1. The names of the dramatists are not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to T. Taylor in collaboration with A. W. Du...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1866
Extent:

79 folios.

18. Add MS 53055 O

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Title:
'Black Eyed Susan, or, The Little Bill that was taken up', by F. C. Burnand and M. Williams.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a nautical burlesque'. Licence sent 27 November 1866 for performance at the Royalty. MS contains numerous corrections, additions and sketches of characters and stage-designs throughout. Dramatis personae on folio 7 with the names of the actors added in pencil. The names of the auth...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1866
Extent:

67 folios.