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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Marchant, Frederick, writer of plays

31. Add MS 53080 P

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Add MS 53080 P
Title:
'The giant of the mountains, or, The savage, the shipwreck and the girl of the period', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 8 December 1869 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the proprietor of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to F. Marchant is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1869
Extent:

20 folios.

32. Add MS 53081 U

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Add MS 53081 U
Title:
'Che-Chi-Chow-Chan, or, Harlequin the naughty man who kills all he can', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 24 December 1869 for performance at the Victoria. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for references to 'death and suicide' and 'pauper's grave', etc., be omitted in performance on the grounds they are too tragic to have any part in a pantomime. The name of the dramatist is ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1869
Extent:

12 folios.

33. Add MS 53082 Q

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Add MS 53082 Q
Title:
'The man in the cloak', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 9 February 1870 for performance at the Victoria. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. Marchant under the title 'The man in the cloak, or, The assassin'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1870
Extent:

12 folios.

34. Add MS 53086 O

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Add MS 53086 O
Title:
'Sharps and flats, or, The race course of life', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Drama in a prologue and two acts. Licence sent 25 June 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. Marchant.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:

21 folios.

35. Add MS 53087 J

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Add MS 53087 J
Title:
'Honest labour, or, Shifting scenes in a workman's life', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 23 August 1870 for performance at the Victoria.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1870
Extent:

63 folios.

36. Add MS 53087 R

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Add MS 53087 R
Title:
'The three temptations, wine, women and gambling and the three blessings honour, honesty and virtue', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 10 September 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. Marchant under the title 'The three perils, or, Wine, women and gam...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1870
Extent:
27 folios.

37. Add MS 53088 N

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53088 N
Title:
'A rolling stone sometimes gathers moss', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 15 October 1870 for performance at the Victoria. The name of the author is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. Marchant.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1870
Extent:

32 folios.

38. Add MS 53090 P

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Add MS 53090 P
Title:
'The man loaded with mischief, or, King Cricket and Polly put the kettle on', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 12 December 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The comic scenes are included separately between folios 13-18. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. Marchant.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1870
Extent:

18 folios.

39. Add MS 53091 R

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Add MS 53091 R
Title:
'Harlequin Nimble Nip, or, The pig who went to market and the pigs who stayed at home', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 31 December 1870 for performance at the Victoria. Partly printed (n.d.). Comic scenes included separately between folios 46-49. A playbill for the Victoria which gives the title of the play as 'Harlequin Nimble Nip, or, The pig who went to market, the pigs who stayed at h...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1870
Extent:

51 folios.

40. Add MS 53092 E

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Add MS 53092 E
Title:
'Q.E.D., or It's All a Mistake', by Francis Albert Marshall
Scope & Content:
'Q.E.D., or It's All a Mistake', a comedietta in one act by Francis Albert Marshall. licence sent 13 January 1871 for performance at Royal Court Theatre, London. 47 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item