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Container Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 53040 A-X

21. Add MS 53040 U

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Title:
'The steeple chase', by J. M. Morton.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 20 March 1865 for performance at the Adelphi. The title also appears in the MS as 'The steeplechase'. The name 'B. Webster' [Benjamin Webster] noted above the address of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to J. M. Morton is taken from Nicoll, the n...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1865
Extent:

31 folios.

22. Add MS 53040 V

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Add MS 53040 V
Title:
'The maroon', by Captain M. Reid.
Scope & Content:
Drama in five acts. Licence sent 31 March 1865 for performance at the Victoria. MS in three different hands. Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton noted as lessees of the theatre on folio 1, together with the date of intended performance - Saturday 1 April 1865.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1865
Extent:

113 folios.

23. Add MS 53040 W

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Add MS 53040 W
Title:
'Always intended', by H. Wigan.
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 31 March 1865 for performance at the Olympic. MS in two separate hands. The attribution of the play to H. Wigan is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1865
Extent:

20 folios.

24. Add MS 53040 X

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Add MS 53040 X
Title:
Index.
Scope & Content:
List of the plays submitted to the Lord Chamberlain's Office in February and March 1865, together with the names of the theatres of proposed representation. In the hand of William Bodham Donne, Examiner of Plays. The list consists of two folios and many of the plays are listed twice.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1865-Mar 1865
Extent:

2 folios.