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21. Add MS 53056 T

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Title:
'Harlequin Fun, or, the judgement of fancy and the nursery rhymes of olden time'.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 21 December 1866 for performance at the Effingham. Printed (folios 1-12) by E. J. Bath, 26 High Street Whitechapel (n.d.). Folios 13-17 are manuscript and contain the comic scenes. Morris Abrahams noted as the theatre manager on folio 13. The name of the dramatist is not r...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1866
Extent:
17 folios.

22. Add MS 53056 U

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Title:
'Guy Faux, or, An ugly mug and a couple of spoons', by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 21 December 1866 for performance at the Strand. Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors on folio 1v. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) and Nicoll both amend the spelling to 'Guy Fawkes'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1866
Extent:
39 folios.

23. Add MS 53056 V

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Title:
'Ding dong bell, pussy's in the well, or, Harlequin, the old woman who lives in a shoe', by N. Lee, the younger.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1866 for performance at the City of London.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1866
Extent:

22 folios.

24. Add MS 53056 W

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Add MS 53056 W
Title:
'Rouge et noir', by H. T. Leslie.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts and two stages. Licence sent 23 December 1866 for performance at the Lyceum. MS in several different hands. The attribution of authorship is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1866
Extent:

166 folios.

25. Add MS 53056 X

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Title:
The Golden Cask, the princess! the page!! and the pageant!!!, or, Harlequin and Queen Grumble, by A. J. O'Neil.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque and pantomime. Licence sent 26 December 1866 for performance at Sadler's Wells. Printed (folios 1-20) by J. W. Last, Heathcock Court, 414 Strand (n.d.). Folios 21-25 are manuscript and contain the comic scenes. Mr R. Edgar [Robert Edgar] noted as the sole lessee, and Miss Marriott note...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1866
Extent:

25 folios.

26. Add MS 53056 Y

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Title:
'Hushaby baby on the tree top', by C. Millward and W. S. Gilbert.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 26 December 1866 for performance at Astley's. A note from Mr Liston, acting manager, to the Lord Chamberlain's Office and dated 24 December 1866 introduces the play on folio 2. Comic scenes contained separately in folios 45-56. The names of the dramatists are not recorded...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1866
Extent:

56 folios.

27. Add MS 53056 Z

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Title:
Sinbad the Sailor, or, Harlequin Old Man of the Sea, the Emperor, the Ogre, the Good Fairy and the Princess, by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 27 December 1866 for performance at the Pavilion. Printed (folios 1-2; 5-16) by E. J. Bath, 26 High Street, Whitechapel (n.d.). Folios 3-4 and 17-18 are manuscript, being a letter from Henry Powell, lessee of the theatre, to W. B. Donne, Examiner of Plays, dated 27 Decembe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1866
Extent:
18 folios.