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21. Add MS 53058 U

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Add MS 53058 U
Title:
'The shamrock of Ireland, or, Flower of Erin', by J. B. Howe.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 10 May 1867 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of the play to J. B. Howe is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1867
Extent:

18 folios.

22. Add MS 53058 R

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Add MS 53058 R
Title:
'Under the Earth, or, The sons of toil', by W. H. C. Nation.
Scope & Content:
Three additional scenes for the play 'Hard Times' by F. F. Cooper (Add MS 52949 A). Licence sent 22 April 1867 for performance at Astley's. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) notes that passages that were requested to be cut in the original production of 'Hard Times' should still be omitted.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1867
Extent:

23 folios.

23. Add MS 53058 J

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Add MS 53058 J
Title:
'The wild goose', by D. Boucicault.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in five acts. Licence sent 16 April 1867 for perfomance at the Haymarket. Printed (n.d.). The title of the printed edition - The Scamp - has been crossed through and replaced by 'The wild goose'. Nicoll lists the play as written in collaboration with J. L. Wallack.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1867
Extent:

80 folios.

24. Add MS 53058 N

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Add MS 53058 N
Title:
'False hands and faithful hearts, or, The orphans of the Isle of Bourbon', by E. Towers.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 17 April 1867 for performance at the City of London. The name Morris Abrahams noted on folio 1, together with the date of intended production - Easter Monday April 22 1867. MS in two hands. The attribution of the play to E. Towers is taken from Nicoll, the name ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1867
Extent:

34 folios.

25. Add MS 53058 Q

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Add MS 53058 Q
Title:
'Olympic Games, or, The major, the miner and the cock-a-doodle-doo', by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 19 April 1867 for performance at the Olympic. MS contains detailed and considerable stage directions. The attribution of the play to F. C. Burnand is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1867
Extent:

75 folios.