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036-002006434 Level [40] File

1. Add MS 53036 O

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Title:
Index
Scope & Content:
List of plays submitted to the Lord Chamberlain's Office in the month of October 1864, together with the names of the theatres of intended representation. In the hand of William Bodham Donne, Examiner of Plays.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

1 folio.

2. Add MS 53036 A

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Title:
'The king's butterfly', by 'Bellew'.
Scope & Content:
Drama in five acts. Licence sent 12 October 1864 for performance at the Lyceum. The attribution of the play to 'Bellew' (initial unknown) 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:

171 folios.

3. Add MS 53036 D

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Title:
'The mountain flower, or, Unrequited love', by W. Travers.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 15 October 1864 for performance at the City of London. The name 'Mr Nelson Lee' noted above the details of the theatre 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:
Oct 1864
Extent:

23 folios

4. Add MS 53036 I

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Title:
'On the sly', by J. M. Morton.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 21 October 1864 for performance at the Haymarket. The date of intended performance noted as Monday 24 October 1864 on folio 2. The attribution of the play to J. M. Morton is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

50 folios.

5. Add MS 53036 L

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Title:
'The wilful ward', by J. P. Wooler.
Scope & Content:
Original comedietta in one act. Licence sent 26 October 1864 for performance at the Strand. Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors taking the roles on folio 2. MS in two hands. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) asks for all oaths to be omitted. The play was also published by Lacy's (v...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

27 folios

6. Add MS 53036 C

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Title:
'Forty thieves', by J. T. Douglass.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 14 October 1864 for performance at the Standard.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

19 folios.

7. Add MS 53036 F

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Title:
'The soldier's legacy', by J. Oxenford.
Scope & Content:
Opera di camera in two acts with music by G.A. Macfarren. Licence sent 19 October 1864 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. Partly printed (n.d.). The script consists of printed pages pasted to sheets of paper containing considerable additional manuscript dialogue. Nicoll lists 'The S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

41 folios

8. Add MS 53036 N

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Title:
'The hidden hand', by T. Taylor.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 28 October 1864 for performance at the Olympic. The alternative title, 'The Grey Lady of Porthvennon', has been crossed through on folio 1. The name and address of the copyist, 'T.H. (?) Edmonds, 25 Wellington Street, Strand', noted on folio 139. The attribution ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

139 folios.

9. Add MS 53036 E

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Title:
'The pirates of the flowery land', by W. Seaman.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a drama founded on facts in two acts' on folio 1. Licence sent 19 October 1864 for performance at the Pavilion. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

64 folios

10. Add MS 53036 H

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Title:
'Sibylla, or, Step by step', by J. P. Simpson.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in three acts. Licence sent 21 October 1864 for performance at St James's. MS in two hands. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) lists the play by the title 'Step by step'. The attribution of the play to J. P. Simpson is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script. T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

84 folios.