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11432. Add MS 53048 D
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53048 D
- Title:
- 'Princess Primrose and the four pretty princes', by H. Bellingham and W. Best.
- Scope & Content:
- Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 12 January 1866 for performance at the Olympic. MS in two hands. The attribution of the play to Bellingham and Best is taken from Nicoll, the names of the dramatists not being noted on the script. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 68).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Jan 1866
- Extent:
-
82 folios.
11433. Add MS 53049 Q
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53049 Q
- Title:
- 'The key of the street, or, Night life in London', By J. H. Wilkins.
- Scope & Content:
- Drama in two acts. Licence sent 28 March 1866 for performance at the Surrey. The alternative title 'The widow's son' has been crossed through on folio 1. The play, under the title 'The key of the streets' is listed as author unknown in Nicoll.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Mar 1866
- Extent:
-
28 folios.
11434. Add MS 53050 Q
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53050 Q
- Title:
- 'Rich and poor, a story of the four seasons', by C. H. Hazlewood.
- Scope & Content:
- Drama in three acts. Licence sent 30 April 1866 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of the play to C. H. Hazlewood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Apr 1866
- Extent:
- 32 folios.
11435. Add MS 53052 K
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53052 K
- Title:
- 'Jack Mingo, the London street boy, or, Try again', by V. Roberts.
- Scope & Content:
- Drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 August 1866 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 V. Roberts and gives the title as 'Jack Mingo, the London street-boy'.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Aug 1866
- Extent:
-
19 folios.
11436. Add MS 53052 S
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53052 S
- Title:
- 'The old cherry tree, or, The orphan cousins', by C. H. Hazlewood.
- Scope & Content:
- Drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 August 1866 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1, together with a note saying one pound has been paid. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to C. H. Hazlewood.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Aug 1866
- Extent:
-
22 folios.
11437. Add MS 53055 J
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53055 J
- Title:
- 'Anthony and Cleopatra, or, His-story and her-story in a novel nile-meotre', by F. C. Burnand.
- Scope & Content:
- Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 19 November 1866 for performance at the Haymarket. Thomas J. Anderson noted as the copyist on folio 2. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. C. Burnand. 'Nile-meotre' in the title also appears as 'Nile-o-metre...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Nov 1866
- Extent:
-
86 folios.
11438. Add MS 53058 R
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53058 R
- Title:
- 'Under the Earth, or, The sons of toil', by W. H. C. Nation.
- Scope & Content:
- Three additional scenes for the play 'Hard Times' by F. F. Cooper (Add MS 52949 A). Licence sent 22 April 1867 for performance at Astley's. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) notes that passages that were requested to be cut in the original production of 'Hard Times' should still be omitted.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Apr 1867
- Extent:
-
23 folios.
11439. Add MS 53059 B
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53059 B
- 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.
11440. Add MS 53059 K
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53059 K
- Title:
- 'The orphan's legacy, or, A mother's dying words', by A. Faucquez.
- Scope & Content:
- Drama in four acts. Licence sent 6 June 1867 for performance at the Grecian.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Jun 1867
- Extent:
-
35 folios.