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2. Add MS 53035 A
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53035 A
- Title:
- 'Second to none'.
- Scope & Content:
- Drama in a prologue and three acts. Licence sent 20 September 1864 for performance at the Adelphi Theatre, Liverpool. The name of the author is not noted on the script. Nicoll also lists the play as author unknown but gives the date of first performance as 5 November 1864 at the Standard, and th...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Sep 1864
- Extent:
-
82 folios.
3. Add MS 53035 K
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53035 K
- Title:
- 'Woodcocks little game', by J. M. Morton.
- Scope & Content:
- Comedy-farce in two acts. Licence sent 30 September 1864 for performance at St James's. George French is noted as the copyist on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play, with the title corrected to 'Woodcock's little game', to J. M. Morton....
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Sep 1864
- Extent:
-
34 folios.
4. Add MS 53035 O
- Reference (shelfmark):
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- Title:
- 'The demon lover', by J. Brougham.
- Scope & Content:
- Romantic comedietta in two acts. Licence sent 11 October 1864 for performance at the Royalty. Nicoll lists the play as previously performed at the Bowery, New York, on 20 October 1856.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Oct 1864
- Extent:
-
50 folios.
5. Add MS 53035 H
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53035 H
- Title:
- 'The phantom captain', by G. Conquest.
- Scope & Content:
- Drama in three acts. Licence sent 29 September 1864 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as the actual and responsible manager of the theatre on folio 1.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Sep 1864
- Extent:
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40 folios.
6. Add MS 53035 D
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53035 D
- Title:
- 'Milky white', by H. T. Craven.
- Scope & Content:
- A serio-comic drama in two acts. Licence sent 26 September 1864 for performance at the Strand. Nicoll lists the play as being previously performed at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool on 20 June 1864.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Sep 1864
- Extent:
-
51 folios.
7. Add MS 53035 J
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53035 J
- Title:
- 'The witch finder', by R. W. Buchanan.
- Scope & Content:
- Described as 'a chronicle of ancient Salem in three acts' on folio 1v. Licence sent 30 September 1864 for performance at Sadler's Wells. Robert Edgar mentioned as theatre manager on folio 1, as is the date of the play's intended performance - Monday 3 October 1864. MS in two hands.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Sep 1864
- Extent:
-
37 folios.
8. Add MS 53035 N
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53035 N
- Title:
- 'Life in Lambeth', by W. R. Osman.
- Scope & Content:
- Drama in five acts. Licence sent 11 October 1864 for performance at the Victoria. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) asks for all oaths to be removed. The attribution of the play to W. R. Osman is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Oct 1864
- Extent:
-
123 folios.
9. Add MS 53035 E
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53035 E
- Title:
- 'The pet heiress, or, The gypsy's secret', by W. Travers.
- Scope & Content:
- Drama in four acts. Licence sent 25 September 1864 for performance at the Effingham. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Sep 1864
- Extent:
-
25 folios.
10. Add MS 53035 I
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53035 I
- Title:
- 'We all have our little faults', by W. E. Suter.
- Scope & Content:
- Farce in one act. Licence sent 30 September 1864 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] mentioned as the actual and responsible manager of the theatre on folio 1, as is the date of proposed performance - Thursday 6 October 1864. The attribution of the play t...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Sep 1864
- Extent:
-
20 folios.