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11611. Add MS 53163 B

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Title:
'Snatched from the Grave', by Henri Pettitt and George Conquest
Scope & Content:
'Snatched from the Grave', by Henri Pettitt and George Conquest. Play approved 3 March 1876 for a licence to perform at the Grecian Theatre. 21 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1876
Extent:
1 item

11612. Add MS 52932 Q

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‘The vampire’, a ‘phantasm related in three dramas’ (‘The vampire’, ‘Raby Castle’, and ‘Raby Hall’), by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 25 May 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 14 June 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published as The Phanto...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1852
Extent:
1 item

11613. Add MS 52975 E

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Add MS 52975 E
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Phèdre, tragédie in five acts by Racine; translated into Italian verse by F. Dall'Ongaro. Printed (Michel Lévy, 1858). French with facing Italian translation. Licence sent 28 June 1858 for performance at the St. James's. Original first performance at Théatre Italien 11 May 1858; this script...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Italian
Date Range:
28 Jun 1858
Extent:
1 item

11614. Add MS 53018 B

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Add MS 53018 B
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'Ladybird, or Harlequin Lord Dundreary', pantomime by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 13 December 1862 for performance at Astley’s. ‘An entirely new and original fairy pantomime’ written on front cover. Cues marked in pencil. Contains comic scenes. Listed in LCO Day Book Add. 52703 under ‘M’...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

11615. Add MS 53047 P

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Add MS 53047 P
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'Fayre Rosamond, or, Henry 2nd, bold Robin Hood and the merry merry men of Sherwood', by R. Soutar.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1865 for performance at the Marylebone. A letter from J. Arnold Cave, lessee and manager, to W. B. Donne dated 20 December 1865 introduces the play and gives the date of intended representation as Saturday 23 December 1865. Damaged Penny Red stamp on folio 9v ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1865
Extent:

58 folios.

11616. Add MS 53047 S

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'King Salmon, or, Harlequin Prince Paragon and the Queen of the Valley of Perpetual Spring', by C. Millward.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1865 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Liverpool. The name of the theatre manager noted as W. R. Copeland on folio 1. Printed (n.d.), but with the title added by hand. The play is not listed in Nicoll.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1865
Extent:

19 folios.

11617. Add MS 53052 I

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Add MS 53052 I
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'The slave hunter, or, The half caste and life in New Orleans', by W. R. Waldron.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 August 1866 for performance at the City of London. Nelson Lee noted as the lessee of the theatre on folio 1. Nicoll lists the play under the title 'Slave hunter and the half caste' but with the author listed as unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1866
Extent:

53 folios.

11618. Add MS 53058 N

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'False hands and faithful hearts, or, The orphans of the Isle of Bourbon', by E. Towers.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 17 April 1867 for performance at the City of London. The name Morris Abrahams noted on folio 1, together with the date of intended production - Easter Monday April 22 1867. MS in two hands. The attribution of the play to E. Towers is taken from Nicoll, the name ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1867
Extent:

34 folios.

11619. Add MS 53081 O

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Add MS 53081 O
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'St George and the dragon, or, Old Father Time and the seven champions of Christendom', by W. R. Osman.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 23 December 1869 for performance at the Surrey. The attribution of the play to W. R. Osman is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1869
Extent:

56 folios.

11620. Add MS 53091 P

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Add MS 53091 P
Title:
'Sinbad the sailor, or, Harlequin, navigation and the great roc of the diamond valley', by N. Lee Jnr.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime in one act. Licence sent 23 December 1870 for performance at Sadler's Wells. The attribution of the play to N. Lee Jnr is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1870
Extent:

49 folios.