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1. Add MS 53026 A

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'Matrimonial advertisement; or, The twelve P. P.'s', comedietta in one act by Mrs James Sturrock (i.e., Eliza O. Sturrock). Licence sent 30 September 1863 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow. Letter of application signed by James Sturrock inserted at front. List of costumes. Addit...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1863
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1 item

2. Add MS 53026 B

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'Faust', drama in three acts. No details of licence sent for performance at the Victoria, but LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records date of licence as 30 September 1863. Stamp of Frederick Fenton and Frederick Frampton on title pages. Names of Messrs Frampton and Fenton noted as theatre lessees on ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1863
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1 item

3. Add MS 53026 C

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'Welsh rabbits, rarebits', farce in one act by J. B. Johnstone. No details of licence sent for performance at the Victoria, but LCO Day Book Add. 52703 lists date of licence as 30 September 1863. The Day Book also records title as 'Welsh rabbits', suggesting the 'rarebits' is a guide to pronun...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1863
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1 item

4. Add MS 53026 D

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'The days of Louis the fifteenth, or, Fanfan the tulip and the camp at Caen, the mill at Laufield, and the Royal Gardens' (Fan-Fan, the tulip, or, Soldier's fortune), drama in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 30 September 1863 for performance at the Britannia. Name of Samuel Lane, the th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1863
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1 item

5. Add MS 53026 E

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'Miriam's crime', domestic drama in three acts by'H. T. Craven' (i.e. Henry Thornton). Licence sent 5 October 1863 for performance at the Strand. Published in Lacy's, vol. 60, no. 894. ff. 53. Henry Thornton, called 'Henry Thornton Craven'; dramatist: Plays by, submitted: 1853-1867.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1863
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1 item

6. Add MS 53026 F

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'The bravoes of London; or, The blood stain on the glass, there's a skeleton in every house', drama in three acts by Mrs Henry Young (i.e., Melinda Young). Licence sent 8 October 1863 for performance at the Effingham. Name of Morris Abrahams, the theatre manager, noted on cover. MS in two di...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1863
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1 item

7. Add MS 53026 G

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'The daughter of midnight; or, The mysteries of London life', drama in two acts by F. Marchant. Licence sent 16 October 1863 for performance at the Pavilion. Acts sent separately to Examiner. "Adapted from the Halfpenny Gazette" on front cover. Adapted from the serialisation of The daughte...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1863
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 53026 H

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'Fast married men, or, The merry wives', farcical drama in two acts. Licence sent 14 October 1863 for performance at the Effingham. "A laughable farcical drama" on front cover. Name of Morris Abrahams, the theatre manager, noted on cover. Cuts and amendations noted in ink. MS written in mo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1863
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1 item

9. Add MS 53026 I

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'Not dead yet', domestic drama in two acts by C. H. Stevenson. Licence sent 16 October 1863 for performance at the Standard. Signed Robert Edgar, Standard. Minor corrections noted in ink. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 lists date of licence as 17 October 1863. No attribution given in Nicoll. ff...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1863
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1 item

10. Add MS 53026 J

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'Bel Demonio !, a love story', drama in four acts by J. Brougham. Licence sent 22 October 1863 for performance at the Lyceum. Prompter's copy. Subtitle, corrections and stage directions underlined in brown ink. Numbers and lines throughout indicate technical business, possibly lighting cues...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1863
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1 item