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1. Add MS 53051 T

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Title:
Index
Scope & Content:
List of plays granted a licence by the Lord Chamberlain's Office during the months of May and June 1866, together with the names of the theatres of intended representation.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1866-Jun 1866
Extent:

1 folio.

2. Add MS 53051 N

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Title:
'Dundreary a father'.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 19 June 1866 for performance at the Haymarket. Dramatis personae with the names of the actors added in a separate hand on folio 2. The MS is heavily annotated throughout, containing numerous additions and deletions. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the scr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1866
Extent:

29 folios.

3. Add MS 53051 R

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Title:
'One crime, or, The felon's wife'.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 28 June 1866 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as the actual and responsible manager on folio 1, together with the date of intended production - July 9 1866. Also mentioned is an earlier title, 'The fatal brand', ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1866
Extent:

25 folios.

4. Add MS 53051 D

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Title:
'Rich and poor, a tale of the four seasons'.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 21 May 1866 for performance at the Effingham. The name Morris Abrahams noted on folio 1, together with the date of intended production - Whit Monday 1866. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1866
Extent:

60 folios.

5. Add MS 53051 K

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Title:
'The Layrock of Langleyside', by B. Brierley.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a domestic drama in two acts, dramatised from the Christmas Story by Benjamin Brierley' on folio 1. Licence sent 9 June 1866 for performance at the Queen's Theatre, Manchester. Nicoll lists the play as 'Laycock of Langleyside', with the author being unknown. Two Penny Red stamps on...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1866
Extent:

28 folios.

6. Add MS 53051 O

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Title:
'The Huguenot Captain!', by W. Phillips.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 23 June 1866 for performance at the Princess's. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 75).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1866
Extent:

92 folios.

7. Add MS 53051 C

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Title:
'Spring and Fall', by F. S. Stanley
Scope & Content:
Melodrama in three acts. Licence sent 16 May 1866 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as actual and responsible manager on folio 1, together with the date of intended production - Whit Monday 1866.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1866
Extent:

28 folios.

8. Add MS 53051 Q

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Title:
'The mariner's daughter', by J. Francis.
Scope & Content:
Domestic drama in one act. Licence sent 25 June 1866 for performance at the Marylebone. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1866
Extent:

26 folios.

9. Add MS 53051 E

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Title:
'Celestina, or, The child of the air and the charmed forget-me-not' ('La fille de l'air').
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 21 May 1866 for performance at Cremorne. Alternative title of 'La fille de l'air' noted on folio 44v, together with the name E. T. Smith. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) lists the play under the title 'La fille de l'air'. The play is not recorded in Nicoll.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1866
Extent:

44 folios.

10. Add MS 53051 G

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Title:
'Bluebeard re-paired, a worn out subject done up anew', by H. Bellingham.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 1 June 1866 for performance at the Olympic. Pencil annotations on folio 1 give the surnames of some of the minor cast members. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the work to H. Bellingham and notes the play as being adapted from ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1866
Extent:

80 folios.