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1. Add MS 53051 A

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Title:
'Belphegor. The mountebank to any amount of property', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque extravaganza. Licence sent 10 May 1865 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of the play to C. H. Hazlewood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1866
Extent:

16 folios.

2. Add MS 53051 B

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Title:
'Alexina, or, True unto death', by J. S. Knowles.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 16 May 1866 for performance at the Strand. Printed (n.d.) Proof copy, but with the title and the name of the dramatist added by hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1866
Extent:

9 folios.

3. Add MS 53051 C

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Title:
'Spring and Fall', by F. S. Stanley
Scope & Content:
Melodrama in three acts. Licence sent 16 May 1866 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as actual and responsible manager on folio 1, together with the date of intended production - Whit Monday 1866.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1866
Extent:

28 folios.

4. Add MS 53051 D

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Title:
'Rich and poor, a tale of the four seasons'.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 21 May 1866 for performance at the Effingham. The name Morris Abrahams noted on folio 1, together with the date of intended production - Whit Monday 1866. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1866
Extent:

60 folios.

5. Add MS 53051 E

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Title:
'Celestina, or, The child of the air and the charmed forget-me-not' ('La fille de l'air').
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 21 May 1866 for performance at Cremorne. Alternative title of 'La fille de l'air' noted on folio 44v, together with the name E. T. Smith. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) lists the play under the title 'La fille de l'air'. The play is not recorded in Nicoll.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1866
Extent:

44 folios.

6. Add MS 53051 F

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Title:
'The golden dustman', by H. B. Farnie.
Scope & Content:
Drama in a prologue and three acts. Licence sent 22 May 1866 for performance at Sadler's Wells. Adapted from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. The name of the theatre manager, H. Nation, noted on folio 1 together with the date of intended production - Monday 28 May 1866. MS in several hands....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1866
Extent:

204 folios.

7. Add MS 53051 G

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Title:
'Bluebeard re-paired, a worn out subject done up anew', by H. Bellingham.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 1 June 1866 for performance at the Olympic. Pencil annotations on folio 1 give the surnames of some of the minor cast members. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the work to H. Bellingham and notes the play as being adapted from ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1866
Extent:

80 folios.

8. Add MS 53051 H

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Title:
Papillonetta, or, the prince, the butterfly and the beetle, by W. Brough.
Scope & Content:
An original burlesque extravaganza. Licence sent 4 June 1866 for performance at Sadler's Wells. Printed (n.d.). Lacy's Acting Edition (Vol 68, no 1010). Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors on folios 2v-3. Nicoll lists the play as previously performed at the Prince of Wales's,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1866
Extent:

24 folios.

9. Add MS 53051 I

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Title:
'Jack in a box', by J. P. Simpson.
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 5 June 1866 for performance at St James's. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) records the play with the title 'Jack in the box'. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 71).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1866
Extent:

17 folios.

10. Add MS 53051 J

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Title:
'The King's Mail, or, The Devil's Punch Bowl', by W. T. Townsend.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 June 1866 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. T. Townsend is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1866
Extent:

16 folios.