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1. Add MS 53043 A

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Title:
'Brother Sam', by J. Oxenford, E. A. Southern and J. B. Buckstone.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in three acts. Licence sent 22 May 1865 for performance at the Haymarket. MS in several hands. The attribution of the play to Oxenford, Southern and Buckstone is taken from Nicoll, the names of the dramatists not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1865
Extent:

101 folios.

2. Add MS 53043 B

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Title:
'Eleanor's victory', by J. Oxenford.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 27 May 1865 for performance at St James's. The name of the copyist, George French, noted on folio 1. The attribution of the play to J. Oxenford is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1865
Extent:

63 folios.

3. Add MS 53043 C

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Title:
'The cries of London, or, The treasure trove', by W. E. Suter.
Scope & Content:
Drama in one act. Licence sent 30 May 1865 for performance at the Grecian. The name of the actual and responsible manager of the theatre, Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest], recorded on folio 1 together with the proposed date of performance - Whit Monday, 1865. The attribution of the p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1865
Extent:

16 folios.

4. Add MS 53043 D

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Title:
'Windsor Castle', by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque extravaganza. Licence sent 31 May 1865 for performance at the Strand. Dramatis personae, together with the surnames of the actors taking the roles, on folio 2v. Nicoll lists the play as being written in collaboration with Montague Williams and with music by F. Musgrave. The play was al...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1865
Extent:

41 folios.

5. Add MS 53043 E

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Title:
'The idle apprentice, or, The two roads of life', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 31 May 1865 for performance at the City of London. The name of the theatre lessee, Mr Nelson Lee, is noted on folio 1. The attribution of the play to F. Marchant is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1865
Extent:

21 folios.

6. Add MS 53043 F

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Title:
'A fête at Seville'.
Scope & Content:
Ballet divertissement in one act and two tableaux. Licence sent 31 May 1865 for performance at the Grecian. Nicoll lists the production as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1865
Extent:

2 folios.

7. Add MS 53043 G

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Title:
'The four knaves and the pack, or, A game of life for the odd trick', by E. Towers.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 June 1865 for performance at the Effingham. The attribution of the play to E. Towers is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1865
Extent:

23 folios.

8. Add MS 53043 H

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Title:
'The female detective, or, The foundling of the streets', by G. B. Ellis.
Scope & Content:
Drama in a prologue and two acts. Licence sent 6 June 1865 for performance at the Britannia. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1865
Extent:

27 folios.

9. Add MS 53043 I

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Title:
'War to the knife', by H. J. Byron.
Scope & Content:
Comic drama in three acts. Licence sent 6 June 1865 for performance at the Prince of Wales's. The name of the theatre lessee, C. J. James [Charles James James], is noted on folio 1 together with the intended date of production - 10 June 1865. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 67).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1865
Extent:

33 folios.

10. Add MS 53043 J

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Title:
'Geraldine', by Mrs H. L. Bateman.
Scope & Content:
Tragedy in five acts. Licence sent 9 June 1865 for performance at the Adelphi. The name of the theatre manager, Mr B. Webster [Benjamin Webster], is noted on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to Mrs H. L. Bateman and gives the full ti...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1865
Extent:

95 folios.