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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Burnand, Francis Cowley, Knight, playwright and editor of 'Punch', 1836-1917 Digitised Content No

1. Add MS 52989 N

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'Dido', burlesque by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 6 January 1860 for performance at the St. James's. Contains words for songs and detailed stage directions. Published in Lacy's, vol. 44, no. 655. Keywords: Roman mythology, classical civilization, literary references, cross-dressing, Carthage...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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6 Jan 1860
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1 item

2. Add MS 52991 C

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'B. B., or, The Benicia Boy', farce in one act by F. C. Burnand and M. Williams. Licence sent 19 March 1860 for performance at the Olympic. The script is based on the famous boxing match between Tom Sayers and the American John Heenan, known as 'the Benicia Boy', which took place on 17 April ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1860
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1 item

3. Add MS 52994 O

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'The volunteer ball', farce in one act by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 16 July 1860 for performance at the Strand. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the word "Damn" be omitted. Part authored by Montagu Williams. Keywords: hotels, concealed identity, courtship, flirtation, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1860
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1 item

4. Add MS 52999 J

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'The children in the wood, or, The cruel uncle and the fairies of the golden vines', pantomime by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 24 December 1860 for performance at the Queen's on 26 December. Signed C. J. James. Early version of the traditional 'Babes in the wood' scenario and plot. ff. 42. Mon...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1860
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1 item

5. Add MS 53003 Q

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'The Turkish bath', farce in one act by F. C. Burnand and M. Williams. Licence sent 26 April 1861 for performance at the Adelphi. Cuts and amendments in ink and pencil. Actors’ names listed next to dramatis personæ. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 51, no. 754. ff. 22. Montagu Williams, writer o...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1861
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1 item

6. Add MS 53009 R

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'Deerfoot', farce in one act by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 13 December 1861 for performance at the Olympic. Actors’ names listed next to dramatis personæ. Cuts noted in ink. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 53, no. 789. ff. 35. Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, dramatist and editor of 'Punch': Plays...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1861
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1 item

7. Add MS 53010 D

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'The king of the merrows, or, The prince and the piper Dan' (altered from 'Dan the piper, or, The prince who loved a mermaid', and 'The magic piper, or, The tale of a mermaid'), fairy extravaganza by F. C. Burnand from an original plot constructed by J. Palgrave Simpson. Licence sent 18 Decembe...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Dec 1861
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1 item

8. Add MS 53013 I

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'Fair Rosamond, or, The maze, the maid and the monarch', extravaganza in one act by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 15 April 1862 for performance at the Olympic. Numbered cues and stage entries in pencil. Cuts and additions in ink. Actors’ names listed next to dramatis personæ. Published in Lac...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1862
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1 item

9. Add MS 53018 P

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'Carte de visite', comedietta in one act by M. Williams and F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 22 December 1862 , no theatre indicated. Script notes name of C. Dumerie, copyist, 22 Mornington Place, Hampstead Rd. Amendments and cues noted in pencil. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 57, no. 845. ff. 52. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1862
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1 item

10. Add MS 53018 T

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'Robin Hood, or, The foresters fête', extravaganza in one act by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 19 December 1862 for performance at the Olympic. Initial and final scenes re-foliated in red pencil. Paste-ins and additions noted in ink. MS written in more than one hand. Published in Lacy’s, vol...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1862
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1 item