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1. Add MS 53061 A

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Title:
'The miser of Eltham Green, or, The last man'.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 19 July 1867 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for dialogue between two characters of a possibly suggestive nature to be omitted. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1867
Extent:

22 folios.

2. Add MS 53061 B

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Title:
'Human nature', by A. G. Harris and T. J. Williams.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in three acts. Licence sent 22 July 1867 for performance at the Olympic. The play to be performed on Monday 22 July 1867 for the benefit of Maria and Nelly Harris, as noted on folio 1. The name A. Harris also noted on folio 1 and the names T. J. Williams and A. Harris on folio 2. The scri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1867
Extent:

51 folios.

3. Add MS 53061 C

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Title:
'Six months ago', by H. C. Merivale ("Felix Dale").
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 25 July 1867 for performance at the Olympic. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 77).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1867
Extent:

37 folios.

4. Add MS 53061 D

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Title:
'The Gray Ladye of Fernlea', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 August 1867 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to C. H. Hazlewood under the title 'The Grey Lady of Fernlea'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1867
Extent:

25 folios.

5. Add MS 53061 E

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Title:
'Out of evil cometh good', by C. Holt.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts and a prologue, based on Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. Licence sent 3 August 1867 for performance at the Lyceum, Sunderland. Clarence Holt noted as formerly the manager of Norwich, Bury and Bury St Edmonds theatres on folio 1. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) notes the title ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1867
Extent:

141 folios

6. Add MS 53061 F

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Title:
'Nearly lost, or, Lights and shadows in a young girl's path', by W. Travers.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 3 August 1867 for performance at the City of London. The name Morris Abrahams noted by the details of the theatre on folio 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1867
Extent:

43 folios.

7. Add MS 53061 G

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Title:
'Fanchon the grasshopper'.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 11 August 1867 for performance at the Olympic. The name B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] noted on folio 1. 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:
Aug 1867
Extent:

87 folios.

8. Add MS 53061 H

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Title:
'Rob Roy', by S. French.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 14 August 1867 for performance at the Marylebone. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to S. French.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1867
Extent:

28 folios.

9. Add MS 53061 I

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Title:
'The two Puddifoots', by J. M. Morton.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 21 August 1867 for performance at the Olympic. The name B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] noted on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to J. M. Morton.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1867
Extent:

27 folios.

10. Add MS 53061 J

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Title:
'Who did it? A mystery unmasked, or, The track of crime'.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts and a prologue. Licence sent 27 August 1867 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. 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:
Aug 1867
Extent:

34 folios