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1. Add MS 53059 A

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Title:
'Louison, or, Love's fidelity', by W. B. Bernard
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 13 May 1867 for performance at the Amphitheatre, Liverpool. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) lists the play as 'Louisa, or, Love's fidelity'. The play is not listed in Nicoll.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1867
Extent:

102 folios.

2. Add MS 53059 B

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Title:
'Rescue on the raft, or, Sunlight thro the mist', by G. Conquest.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 15 May 1867 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 - Monday May 20 1867. Nicoll lists the play with 'thro' altered to 'through'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1867
Extent:

33 folios.

3. Add MS 53059 C

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Title:
'Striking the hour, or, Firematch the trooper', by W. H. Pitt.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts and a prologue. Licence sent 17 May 1867 for performance at the City of London. The name Morris Abrahams noted by the details of the theatre on folio 1. MS in two hands. The attribution of the play to W. H. Pitt is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1867
Extent:

36 folios.

4. Add MS 53059 D

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Title:
'The grim griffin hotel, or, The best room in the house', by J. Oxenford.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 20 May 1867 for performance at the Holborn Amphitheatre.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1867
Extent:

22 folios.

5. Add MS 53059 E

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Title:
'Achora Machree, or, Gems of Ould Ireland', by S. Davis.
Scope & Content:
Domestic drama in two acts. Licence sent 21 May 1867 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle. A dramatic sketch of the final scene is included on folio 106. The play is not listed in Nicoll. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for a judge's speech containing the words 'sentence of death' to...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1867
Extent:

107 folios.

6. Add MS 53059 F

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Title:
'The marriage certificate, or, A mother's honour', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 24 May 1867 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. An alternative title, 'The spinning wheel', has been struck through. The attribution of the play to C. H. Hazlewood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1867
Extent:

26 folios.

7. Add MS 53059 G

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Title:
Dora, by C. Reade.
Scope & Content:
A pastoral drama in three acts. Licence sent 28 May 1867 for performance at the Adelphi. Printed (n.d.), with manuscript annotations. Based on the poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1867
Extent:

28 folios.

8. Add MS 53059 H

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Title:
'The Antipodes', by T. Taylor.
Scope & Content:
An original comic drama in three acts. Licence sent 4 June 1867 for performance at the Holborn. The title is recorded as 'Ups and downs, or, The Antipodes', with another title, 'Brother Sam', struck through on folio 3. Nicoll lists the play with the title 'The Antipodes, or, The ups and downs of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1867
Extent:

114 folios.

9. Add MS 53059 I

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Title:
M. et Mme Rigolo, by Monsieur Delacour and E. de Najac.
Scope & Content:
Comedie-vaudeville in one act. Licence sent 4 June 1867 for performance at St James's. Printed (1857).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
Jun 1867
Extent:

18 folios.

10. Add MS 53059 J

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Title:
Don Carlos, English translation by T. J. Williams.
Scope & Content:
Opera in four acts. Licence sent 5 June 1867 for performance at Covent Garden. Printed (n.d.). Dramatis personae with the names of the performers on folio 3. Italian with English translation.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Jun 1867
Extent:

43 folios.