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1. Add MS 53064 A

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53064 A
Title:
'Puss in petticoats'.
Scope & Content:
Operetta. Licence sent 18 December 1867 for performance at St George's Hall. Music by J. Offenbach. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:
12 folios.

2. Add MS 53064 B

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Add MS 53064 B
Title:
'The Contrabandista, or, The law of the Ladrones', by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Comic opera in two acts. Licence sent 18 December 1867 for performance at St George's Hall. The music by Arthur Sullivan as noted on folio 2.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:

16 folios.

3. Add MS 53064 C

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Add MS 53064 C
Title:
'Little Bo Peep who lost her sheep, or, Harlequin Jack and the ogre of the Brazen Castle', by F. MacCabe.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1867 for performance at the Marylebone. The attribution of the play to F. MacCabe is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for several lines to be omitted in representation.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:

27 folios.

4. Add MS 53064 D

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53064 D
Title:
Comic scenes from 'Little Bo Peep who lost her sheep, or, Harlequin Jack and the ogre of the Brazen Castle', by F. MacCabe.
Scope & Content:
Separate comic scenes for Add MS 53064 C, presumably covered by the licence sent for the pantomime of which they form a part. For performance at the Marylebone.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:
Comic scenes (folios 28-42) from Add MS 53064 C

5. Add MS 53064 E

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53064 E
Title:
'Faw-Fee Fo Fum! Jack the Giant-Killer', by E. L. L. Blanchard.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1867 for performance at Drury Lane. Partly printed (n.d.). The script consists of printed pages cut from their original booklet and pasted into a notebook. The comic scenes are manuscript and contained separately in folios 20-35. The attribution of the play to...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:

35 folios.

6. Add MS 53064 F

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Add MS 53064 F
Title:
'Harlequin Ric Rac - The Giant of the Mountain, or, The goblin's gift - kingdoms three and the Good Fairy and the pretty princess', by G. Conquest and H. Spry.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1864 for performance at the Grecian. Comic scenes contained separately in folios 28-31. Nicoll lists the title as 'Harlequin Rik Rak, the Giant of the Mountains, or, The goblin's gift of the kingdoms three, and the Good Fairy and the princess'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:

31 folios.

7. Add MS 53064 G

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Add MS 53064 G
Title:
'Little Giselle the dancing belle, or, Harlequin Demon Hunter and the Fairies of the Willie Lake', by H. C. Hazlewood, Jnr.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 21 December 1867 for performance at the Alexandra. The attribution of the play to H. C. Hazlewood, Jnr is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:

18 folios.

8. Add MS 53064 H

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53064 H
Title:
'An utter per-version of the brigand, or, Lines to an old ban-ditty', by G. A. À. Beckett.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 21 December 1867 for performance at the Haymarket. Nicoll lists the play under the title 'An utter perversion of the brigand, or, Lines to an old ban-ditty'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:

53 folios.

9. Add MS 53064 I

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Add MS 53064 I
Title:
'Little Red Riding Hood, or, Harlequin Prince Hopeful, Baa Baa Black Sheep and the cruel wolf', by F. G. Cheatham.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 21 December 1867 for performance at Sadler's Wells. The title is not recorded on the script - the details being noted from the LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704), but the name of the author, F. G. Cheatham, is mentioned on folio 32v. The MS is in two different hands, and contain...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:

105 folios.

10. Add MS 53064 J

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Add MS 53064 J
Title:
'Harlequin Nobody and Little Jack Horner Goody Two Shoes, Old Crosspatch', by T. L. Greenwood.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 21 December 1867 for performance at Astley's. The name of the author is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to T. L. Greenwood and gives the full title of the play as 'Harlequin Nobody and Little Jack Horner, Goody Two Shoes, Oranges and Lemons, and the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1867
Extent:

78 folios.