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Container Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 53039 A-P

1. Add MS 53039 A

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Title:
'Mrs Green's snug little business', by C. S. Cheltnam
Scope & Content:
An original farce in one act. Licence sent 12 January 1865 for performance at the Strand. Original title 'A Snug Little Business' with the 'A' crossed through in MS and replaced by 'Mrs Green's'. Dramatis personae on folio 2 together with the surnames of the actors taking the roles. Published by...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1865
Extent:

35 folios.

2. Add MS 53039 B

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Title:
'The battle of the heart, or, The pirate merchant', by J. H. Wilkins
Scope & Content:
Drama in five acts. Licence sent 12 January 1865 for performance at the City of London. The dramatist is also noted as the author of 'Civilization', 'St Mark', 'Egyptian', etc., on folio 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1865
Extent:

47 folios.

3. Add MS 53039 C

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Title:
'Billing and cooing', by J. Oxenford
Scope & Content:
A comedietta in two acts. Licence sent 12 January 1865 for performance at the Royalty. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 65)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1865
Extent:

74 folios.

4. Add MS 53039 D

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Title:
'The road side inn', by J. P. Simpson.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 19 January 1865 for performance at the Lyceum. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to J. P. Simpson under the title 'The road-side inn'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1865
Extent:

139 folios.

5. Add MS 53039 E

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Title:
'Lara', by J. Oxenford.
Scope & Content:
Opera in three acts. Licence sent 20 January 1865 for performance at Her Majesty's. 'Mr Harrison' noted as the theatre manager on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to J. Oxenford and lists the production as an adaptation of the opera ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1865
Extent:

76 folios.

6. Add MS 53039 F

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Title:
'Constance', by T. W. Robertson.
Scope & Content:
Operetta in one act. Licence sent 20 January 1865 for performance at Covent Garden. George French noted as the copyist on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to T. W. Robertson, with music by F. Clay.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1865
Extent:

25 folios.

7. Add MS 53039 G

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Title:
'Three shots from a carbine', by W. E. Suter.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 27 January 1865 for performance at the Effingham. The attribution to W. E. Suter is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1865
Extent:

29 folios.

8. Add MS 53039 H

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Title:
'Twenty straws', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 5 February 1865 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution to C. H. Hazlewood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1865
Extent:

37 folios.

9. Add MS 53039 I

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Title:
'The wrongs of Poland, or, The patriots of 1863', by S. Hastings
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 6 February 1865 for performance at the Victoria. Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton noted as the lessees of the theatre on folio 1. Act III is in a different hand from acts I and II. The attribution of the play to S. Hastings is taken from Nicoll, the name o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1865
Extent:

89 folios.

10. Add MS 53039 J

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Title:
'The river sprite', by G. Linley.
Scope & Content:
Operetta in one act. Licence sent 9 February 1865 for performance at Covent Garden. Partly printed (n.d.), with the printed pages being cut from their original booklet and stuck to the manuscript. The MS is in two different hands. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicol...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1865
Extent:

37 folios.