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11. Add MS 53038 F

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Title:
'Work Girls of London', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 17 December 1864 for performance at the Britannia. The name of the theatre proprietor, Mr Samuel Lane, is noted on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to C. H. Hazlewood under the title 'The workgirls of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

25 folios.

12. Add MS 53038 FF

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Title:
'Laurence's love suit', by J. P. Wooler.
Scope & Content:
A serio-comic drama in two acts. Licence sent 29 December 1864 for performance at the Strand. Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors on folio 1v. The play was published by Lacy's (Vol 65).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

48 folios.

13. Add MS 53038 G

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Title:
'The grin bushes', by H. J. Byron.
Scope & Content:
New and original burlesque in one act. Licence sent 17 December 1864 for performance at the Strand. Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors taking the roles on folio 2. Nicoll lists the play as 'The "Grin" Bushes, or, Missis Brown of the "Missis"sippi'. The play was published by ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

43 folios

14. Add MS 53038 GG

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Title:
Index
Scope & Content:
List of plays submitted to the Lord Chamberlain's Office in December 1864, together with the name of the theatres of intended representation. In the hand of William Bodham Donne, Examiner of Plays.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

1 folio.

15. Add MS 53038 H

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Title:
'Punch and Judy, or, Harlequin Prince Valliant and Shallaballa, or, The good little fairy of the wood', by G. Conquest and H. Spry.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 17 December 1864 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as actual and responsible manager on folio 1. Comic scenes contained separately in folios 24-26. The attribution of the play to Conquest and Spry is taken from Nicoll, the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

26 folios.

16. Add MS 53038 I

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Title:
An address on a farewell benefit.
Scope & Content:
'Address intended to be spoken on Friday 16th [1864] on the occasion of the farewell benefit of Mr Singleton', noted on folio 1. Licence sent 17 December 1864 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) lists the piece as 'Address to be delivered at the Theatre ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

10 folios.

17. Add MS 53038 J

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Title:
'The bronze horse, or, The demon gnome of the silver mine', by R. Soutar.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 17 December 1864 for performance at the Marylebone. The lessee of the theatre is noted as J. Arnold Cave on folio 1v.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

18 folios.

18. Add MS 53038 K

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Title:
'Old Dame Trott and her comical cat, or, Harlequin Little Boy Blue that lost his sheep'.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 17 December 1864 for performance at the Queen's. The name C. J. James [Charles James James] noted on folio 1, together with the date of the play's intended performance - Saturday 24 December 1864. MS in two hands. Comic scenes contained separately in folios 25-26. The nam...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

26 folios.

19. Add MS 53038 L

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Title:
'The lion and the unicorn', by H. J. Byron.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 17 December 1864 for performance at Her Majesty's. The name of the theatre manager, 'Mr Harrison', is noted on folio 1, together with the date of the play's intended performance - 26 December 1864. A longer title, 'The lion and the unicorn were fighting for the crown', is...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

54 folios.

20. Add MS 53038 M

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Title:
'St George and the dragon, or, Harlequin and the seven champions of Christendom', By F. Cheatham.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque pantomime. Licence sent 17 December 1864 for performance at the Pavilion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

36 folios.