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9251. Add MS 52937 I

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Add MS 52937 I
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Un monsieur qui suit les femmes, comédie-vaudeville in two acts by Théodore Barrière and Adrien Decourcelle. Printed (Paris: Bibliothèque dramatique; théâtre moderne, 1852). French. Licence sent 25 January 1853 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at the Théâtre de...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
25 Jan 1853
Extent:
1 item

9252. 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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

9253. 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

9254. 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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1858
Extent:
1 item

9255. 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
Extent:

32 folios.

9256. 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
Extent:

104 folios.

9257. 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
Extent:

92 folios.

9258. 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
Extent:

48 folios.

9259. Add MS 53073 X

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'Noughts and crosses, or, Harlequin Tit Tat Toe and the magic slate', by M. Andrew.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 24 December 1868 for performance at the Garrick. The play is listed as author unknown in Nicoll.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1868
Extent:

9 folios.

9260. Add MS 53074 U

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'The Shinghawn, or, Ailleen the Rose of Kilkenny', by H. J. O'Donnell.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 23 February 1869 for performance at St James's. Folios i and ii consist of letters from the playwright Hugh Joseph O'Donnell, although seemingly in different hands, to William Bodham Donne enclosing payment in one instance and asking for the licence to be forwar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1869
Extent:

ii + 47 folios.