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11881. Add MS 53167 D

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Add MS 53167 D
Title:
'The Dangers of the Express', by unknown author
Scope & Content:
'The Dangers of the Express', by unknown author. Play approved 31 May 1876 for a licence to perform at the Variety Theatre. 18 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1876
Extent:
1 item

11882. Add MS 53036 B

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Add MS 53036 B
Title:
'The O'Flahertys, or, The difficulty of identifying an Irishman', by E. Falconer.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 14 October 1864 for performance at Drury Lane. The date of intended performance noted as Monday 17 October 1864 on folio 2. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) asks for all oaths to be omitted.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

65 folios.

11883. Add MS 53045 T

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Add MS 53045 T
Title:
'The water cress girl', by F. Marchant and W. Travers.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 18 October 1865 for performance at the City of London. Nicoll lists the play with the title 'The watercress girl' and attributes it solely to W. Travers. The LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) lists the title as 'The water cup girl'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1865
Extent:

29 folios.

11884. Add MS 53060 U

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Add MS 53060 U
Title:
Un Gros Mot, by E. M. Labiche and L. Dumoustier.
Scope & Content:
Comédie-Vaudeville in one act. Licence sent 10 July 1867 for performance at St James's. Printed (1860). Dramatis personae with original cast members on folio 2v.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
Jul 1867
Extent:

26 folios

11885. Add MS 53068 I

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Add MS 53068 I
Title:
La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein, by H. Meilhac and L. Halévy
Scope & Content:
Opéra-bouffe in three acts and four tableaux with music by J. Offenbach. Licence sent 5 May 1868 for performance at the St James's. Printed by Michel Lévy Frères, La Librairie Nouvelle (1868). Dramatis personae with the names of the original cast on folio 3v. Occasional manuscript additions on f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
May 1868
Extent:

73 folios.

11886. Add MS 53078 B

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Add MS 53078 B
Title:
'Mary Warner, or, Tried in the fire', by T. Taylor.
Scope & Content:
Domestic drama in four acts. Licence sent 17 June 1869 for performance at the Haymarket. The date of intended performance noted as Monday 21 June 1869 on folio 2. MS in two hands. The attribution to T. Taylor is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1869
Extent:

39 folios.

11887. Add MS 53078 Q

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Add MS 53078 Q
Title:
'Formosa, or, The rail road to ruin', by D. Boucicault.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 30 July 1869 for performance at Drury Lane. Printed (n.d.), but with the title added by hand. Nicoll notes that a revised edition of the play was performed on 26 May 1891, also at Drury Lane.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1869
Extent:
59 folios.

11888. Add MS 53095 K

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Add MS 53095 K
Title:
'The War Balloon; or, The Crime in the Clouds', by W.Lovegrove
Scope & Content:
'The War Balloon; or, The Crime in the Clouds', by W.Lovegrove. Licence sent 5 May 1871 for performance at Victoria Theatre, London. 32 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item

11889. Add MS 53097 L

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Add MS 53097 L
Title:
'If Not I know It', by J.M.Morton and A.W.Young
Scope & Content:
'If Not I know It', by J.M.Morton and A.W.Young. Licence sent 7 June 1871 for performance at the haymarket Theatre, London. i + 46 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item

11890. Add MS 53015 B

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Add MS 53015 B
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Young girl from the country, or, A peak at the vices and virtues of rustic and city life', drama in two acts by J. B. Howe. Licence sent 23 July 1862 for performance at the Pavilion. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that three scenes be omitted. ff. 53. J. B. Howe, writer o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jul 1862
Extent:
1 item