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1. Add MS 53036 A

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Title:
'The king's butterfly', by 'Bellew'.
Scope & Content:
Drama in five acts. Licence sent 12 October 1864 for performance at the Lyceum. The attribution of the play to 'Bellew' (initial unknown) is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

171 folios.

2. Add MS 53036 B

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Title:
'The O'Flahertys, or, The difficulty of identifying an Irishman', by E. Falconer.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 14 October 1864 for performance at Drury Lane. The date of intended performance noted as Monday 17 October 1864 on folio 2. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) asks for all oaths to be omitted.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

65 folios.

3. Add MS 53036 C

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Title:
'Forty thieves', by J. T. Douglass.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 14 October 1864 for performance at the Standard.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

19 folios.

4. Add MS 53036 D

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Title:
'The mountain flower, or, Unrequited love', by W. Travers.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 15 October 1864 for performance at the City of London. The name 'Mr Nelson Lee' noted above the details of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. Travers is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

23 folios

5. Add MS 53036 E

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Title:
'The pirates of the flowery land', by W. Seaman.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a drama founded on facts in two acts' on folio 1. Licence sent 19 October 1864 for performance at the Pavilion. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

64 folios

6. Add MS 53036 F

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Title:
'The soldier's legacy', by J. Oxenford.
Scope & Content:
Opera di camera in two acts with music by G.A. Macfarren. Licence sent 19 October 1864 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. Partly printed (n.d.). The script consists of printed pages pasted to sheets of paper containing considerable additional manuscript dialogue. Nicoll lists 'The S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

41 folios

7. Add MS 53036 G

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Add MS 53036 G
Title:
'Doing banting', by W. Brough and A. Halliday.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 21 October 1864 for performance at the Adelphi. The name 'Mr B. Webster' noted above the details of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to Brough and Halliday is taken from Nicoll, the names of the dramatists not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

28 folios.

8. Add MS 53036 H

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Title:
'Sibylla, or, Step by step', by J. P. Simpson.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in three acts. Licence sent 21 October 1864 for performance at St James's. MS in two hands. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) lists the play by the title 'Step by step'. The attribution of the play to J. P. Simpson is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script. T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

84 folios.

9. Add MS 53036 I

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Title:
'On the sly', by J. M. Morton.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 21 October 1864 for performance at the Haymarket. The date of intended performance noted as Monday 24 October 1864 on folio 2. The attribution of the play to J. M. Morton is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

50 folios.

10. Add MS 53036 J

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Title:
'Orange girl', by H. T. Leslie and N. Rowe.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 22 October 1864 for performance at the Surrey. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) asks for all oaths to be omitted. The attribution of the play to Leslie and Rowe is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatists not being noted on the script. The play was also publishe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

55 folios.