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11. Add MS 53031 H

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Title:
'Life and adventures of Will Shakespeare, the poacher, the player and the poet, or, The golden days of Good Queen Bess', by H. F. Saville.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 7 April 1864 for performance at the Marylebone. The name of the theatre propretor J. A. Cave [Joseph Arnold Cave] noted on folio 1. MS in two hands.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

50 folios.

12. Add MS 53031 I

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Title:
'Miss Leah, or, The maid, the marriage and the malediction', by M. Dutnall and A. C. Shelley.
Scope & Content:
Extravaganza. Licence sent 8 April 1864 for performance at the Surrey. The names of the authors are not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to M. Dutnall and A. C. Shelley, also noting that the play appeared with the title 'Miss Leah' altered to either 'Miss Leer' or 'Miss Lear'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

64 folios.

13. Add MS 53031 J

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Title:
'Cheek and Plant, or, The (Sauce) Source of the Nile', by F. Fenton.
Scope & Content:
Described as a 'Burlesque burletta' on folio 1. Licence sent 9 April 1864 for performance at the Victoria. The name of the theatre lessees noted as Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton on folio 1. MS in two hands. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

70 folios.

14. Add MS 53031 K

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Title:
'Persecution, or, Man's hate and woman's friendship'.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 April 1864 for performance at the City of London. An alternative title for the play, 'Mabel Ray', is noted on folio 2. Nelson Lee, the lessee of the theatre, noted on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script and Nicoll lists the play as a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:
21 folios.

15. Add MS 53031 L

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Title:
'The three furies', by G. Roberts.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 11 April 1864 for performance at the Princess's. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to G. Roberts and records the play as being performed at St James's on 13 March 1865. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) also contains a not...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:
32 folios.

16. Add MS 53031 M

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Title:
'An April Fool', by W. Brough and A. Halliday.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 11 April 1864 for performance at Drury Lane. A list of previous productions by the two authors is noted on folio 2. Possible prompt copy - the MS contains extensive pencil annotations throughout elaborating upon the stage directions.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

28 folios.

17. Add MS 53031 N

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Title:
'Paul the showman, or, The dead mother's letter', by W. R. Crauford.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 16 April 1864 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. R. Crauford is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

22 folios.

18. Add MS 53031 O

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Title:
'Rebecca, the Jewish wanderer', by F. Garthwaite.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 16 April 1864 for performance at the Effingham. Morris Abrahams noted as the theatre manager on folio 1. The attribution of the play to F. Garthwaite is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

27 folios.

19. Add MS 53031 P

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Title:
'The poisoned mask', by W. E. Suter.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 16 April 1864 for performance at the Queen's. The name of the theatre manager C. J. James [Charles James James] noted on folio 1. The script is in the hand of the dramatist.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

31 folios.

20. Add MS 53031 Q

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Title:
'Jo, or, Love in a fog', by F. G. Cheatham.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 16 April 1864 for performance at Sadler's Wells. A note to W. B. Donne, from the theatre manager Robert Edgar and dated 13 April 1864, introduces the play and gives the date of intended performance as 16 April 1864 on folio 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

13 folios.