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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Morton, John Maddison, playwright, 1811-1891

31. Add MS 52993 N

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'Fitz-Smythe of Fitz-Smythe Hall' (altered from 'Jollyboy of Jollyboy Hall'), farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 25 May 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Signed J. M. Morton (with address). Original title is crossed out in ink on opening page and throughout pl...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 May 1860
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1 item

32. Add MS 52995 K

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'A decided fix', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 17 September 1860 for performance at the Olympic. Published in Lacy's, vol. 48, no. 714 as A regular fix! Keywords: servants, adoptive parents, family relationships, debt and its consequences, inheritance, bailiffs, flirtation. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1860
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1 item

33. Add MS 52996 E

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'A fairy tale', comic drama in two acts by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 19 October 1860 for performance at the Olympic. MS written in more than one hand. Contains words for songs. Keywords: Genoa, Italian characters and settings, early modern settings, politicians, aristocracy, spies, courtsh...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1860
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1 item

34. Add MS 53003 F

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'The Pacha of Paradise Place, Pimlico!, or, Turkish life in London', farcical extravaganza in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 6 April 1861 for performance at the St. James's. Cuts and amendments in ink. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 51, no. 755. ff. 40. John Maddison Morton, dramatist: P...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1861
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1 item

35. Add MS 53008 C

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'Wooing one's wife', comedietta in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 18 October 1861 for performance at the Olympic. Actors’ names listed next to dramatis personæ in pencil. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 52, no. 778. Bound with two songs, ff. 34-36: 'Mama won't buy me out', by William Broug...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1861
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1 item

36. Add MS 53009 U

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'Margery Daw, or, The two bumpkins', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 14 December 1861 for performance at the Adelphi. Signed B. Webster. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 54, no. 798. ff. 14. John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by, submitted: 1852-1867.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Dec 1861
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1 item

37. Add MS 53010 H

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'Harlequin Gulliver, or, Giants and dwarfs', pantomime by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 20 December 1861 for performance at Covent Garden. Includes comic scenes. Signed W. Harrison, manager. MS written in more than one hand. ff. 47. John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by, submitted: 1852-...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1861
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1 item

38. Add MS 53012 J

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'Catch a weazel' (sic), comedietta in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 14 March 1862 for performance at the Strand. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 54, no. 809. ff. 21. John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by, submitted: 1852-1867.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1862
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1 item

39. Add MS 53015 X

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'She would and he wouldn't' comedy in two acts by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 September 1862 for performance at the St. James's. Note in pencil, "Title not yet fixed", on front cover. Identifies J. M. Morton, Laburnum Cottage, Chertsey. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 56, no. 832. ff. 70. Jo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Sep 1862
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1 item

40. Add MS 53017 F

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'One good turn deserves another', comic drama in two acts. Licence sent 10 November 1862 for performance at the Princess's. Name of Henry Lindus, lessee, appears on the inside of the front cover. MS written in more than one hand. ff. 21. John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by, submitted...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Nov 1862
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1 item