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9291. Add MS 53006 B

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'The usurer, or, The life of a vagrant' (altered from 'The usurer, or, A struggle for life') ('The moneylender, or, The life of a vagrant'), drama in two acts by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 13 August 1861 for performance at the City of London. Original title, 'The usurer, or, A struggle for life...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Aug 1861
Extent:
1 item

9292. Add MS 53009 T

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'Perseus and Andromeda', extravaganza by William Brough. Licence sent 14 December 1861 for performance at the St. James's. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 53, no. 792 as Perseus and Andromeda, or, The maid and the monster. ff. 52. William Brough, journalist and author; brother of R B Brough: Play...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Dec 1861
Extent:
1 item

9293. Add MS 53014 G

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Untitled script, with no surviving details of licensing. Incomplete (front papers and cover missing). Final speech emphasises the words "going down", which may suggest part of the title. This title does not appear in the LCO Day Book Add. 52703. ff. 23. Henry James Byron, called 'Nick Nemo'; a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1862
Extent:
1 item

9294. Add MS 53018 Q

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'Goldenhair the good' (altered from 'Golden hair the good wood nymph, an original fairy fancy in two tableaux'), original fairy fancy in one act and three tableaux by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 22 December 1862 , no theatre indicated, but LCO Day Book Add. 52703 indicates play is an extravaganza...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

9295. Add MS 53018 U

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'Rose of Blarney, or, Harlequin Dannyman or any other man', pantomime by H. Rhys. Licence sent 23 December 1862 for performance at Sadlers Wells. Detailed cast list. Cues and numbers added in pencil. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the name of "Roupell" be omitted. Lis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

9296. Add MS 53021 Q

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'A charming cottage', entertainment by Andrew Halliday. Licence sent 4 April 1863 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration (14 Regent St, Waterloo Place). "Designed by Mr German Reed and written by Andrew Halliday" on f. 2r. ff. 24. Andrew Halliday Duff, called 'Andrew Halliday'; ess...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1863
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1 item

9297. Add MS 53028 J

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'Orpheus and Eurydice', extravaganza by Henry J. Byron. Licence sent 21 December 1863 for performance at the Strand. "Classical burlesque extravaganza" on front cover. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the date of licence as 19 December 1863. Published as Orpheus and Eurydice, or, The young g...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1863
Extent:
1 item

9298. Add MS 53031 Q

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'Jo, or, Love in a fog', by F. G. Cheatham.
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Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 16 April 1864 for performance at Sadler's Wells. A note to W. B. Donne, from the theatre manager Robert Edgar and dated 13 April 1864, introduces the play and gives the date of intended performance as 16 April 1864 on folio 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
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13 folios.

9299. Add MS 53033 P

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'The golden dream, or, The Wizard of Venice', by J. Brougham.
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Original drama in four acts. Licence sent 4 August 1864 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Manchester. Alternative titles of 'Nina Romano' and 'Marco Bragadino, or, The trial of hearts' have been crossed through on folio 1. Penny Red stamp on folio 75v.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1864
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75 folios

9300. Add MS 53034 L

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Add MS 53034 L
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'The captain of the Vulture, or, Gulity or not guilty', by H. Vanderhoff
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Drama in four acts. Licence sent 8 September 1864 for performance at the Victoria. the MS is in two hands. The attribution of the play to H. Vanderhoff is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1864
Extent:

131 folios.