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036-002006776 Level [40] File

1. Add MS 53057 O

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Title:
Index
Scope & Content:
List of plays submitted to the Lord Chamberlain's Office during January and February 1867, together with the names of the theatres where the plays were to be preformed. In the hand of William Bodham Donne, Examiner of Plays.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1867-Feb 1867
Extent:
1 folio

2. Add MS 53057 E

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Title:
'Home diplomacy'.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in one act. Licence sent 6 February 1867 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield. The name of the author is not noted on the script and there is no attribution in Nicoll.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1867
Extent:
33 folios.

3. Add MS 53057 D

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Title:
'Passing fancies, or, Red and blue'.
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 6 February 1867 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield. The name of the author is not noted on the script and there is no attribution in Nicoll.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1867
Extent:
39 folios.

4. Add MS 53057 J

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Title:
'The wager, or, The romance of an hour'.
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 23 February 1867 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield. The script is noted as being 'The property of Mlle Beatrice' on folio 2. A sketch of how the stage should be dressed for the opening scene, together with a list of stage props, is included on fol...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1867
Extent:
32 folios.

5. Add MS 53057 B

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Title:
'The demon doctor', by E. Towers.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 19 January 1867 for performance at the Effingham. The name Morris Abrahams noted on folio 1. Act III is in a different hand to acts I and II. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to E. Towers.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1867
Extent:

49 folios.

6. Add MS 53057 G

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Title:
'Lost in London', by W. Phillips.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 18 February 1867 for performance at the Adelphi. The name Mr B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] noted on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to W. Phillips. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 80).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1867
Extent:

46 folios.

7. Add MS 53057 K

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Title:
'A rapid thaw', by T. W. Robertson.
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in two acts. Licence sent 23 February 1867 for performance at the St James's. The name of the author is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to T. W. Robertson.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1867
Extent:

59 folios.

8. Add MS 53057 C

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Title:
'Shadow tree shaft', by T. W. Robertson.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 28 January 1867 for performance at the Princess's. The name of the author is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to T. W. Robertson under the title 'Shadow-tree shaft'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1867
Extent:

142 folios.

9. Add MS 53057 F

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Title:
'An atrocious criminal!', by J. P. Simpson.
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 18 February 1867 for performance at the Olympic. The name of the manager Benj. [Benjamin] Webster noted on folio 2, along with a dramatis personae including the names of the actors and details of the date of intended performance - Monday 18 February 1867. The ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1867
Extent:

35 folios.

10. Add MS 53057 A

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Title:
'First in the field', by F. Hay.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 2 January 1867 for performance at the Strand. Cast of characters together with the names of the actors on folio 2. Nicoll and the LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) both note that the title of the play was altered to 'A suit of tweeds' for performance. The play was also p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1867
Extent:

29 folios.