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11. Add MS 53040 U

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Title:
'The steeple chase', by J. M. Morton.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 20 March 1865 for performance at the Adelphi. The title also appears in the MS as 'The steeplechase'. The name 'B. Webster' [Benjamin Webster] noted above the address of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to J. M. Morton is taken from Nicoll, the n...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1865
Extent:

31 folios.

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Title:
'The maroon', by Captain M. Reid.
Scope & Content:
Drama in five acts. Licence sent 31 March 1865 for performance at the Victoria. MS in three different hands. Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton noted as lessees of the theatre on folio 1, together with the date of intended performance - Saturday 1 April 1865.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1865
Extent:

113 folios.

13. Add MS 53040 F

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Title:
'Settling day', by T. Taylor.
Scope & Content:
Drama in five acts. Licence sent 25 February 1865 for performance at the Olympic. The MS is in several different hands and contains numerous amendments and alterations throughout. The attribution of the play to T. Taylor is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the scri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1865
Extent:

91 folios.

14. Add MS 53040 B

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Title:
The Oracle, or, Christmas Eve!, by C. Gollmick
Scope & Content:
Comic opera in one act with music by Adolph Gollmick. Licence sent 21 February 1865 for performance at Victoria Hall, Bayswater. Printed by J. Miles and Co, Wardour Street, Oxford Street(n.d.). Dramatis personae with the names of the actors on folio 2v. Nicoll cites this play as 'almost certainl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1865
Extent:

11 folios.

15. Add MS 53040 E

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Title:
'Heart strings and fiddle strings', by D. Fisher.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 22 February 1865 for performance at the Princess's. The attribution of the play to D. Fisher is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1865
Extent:

19 folios.

16. Add MS 53040 K

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Title:
'Twenty straws', by Mrs H. Young.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 4 March 1865 for performance at the Effingham.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1865
Extent:

37 folios.

17. Add MS 53040 N

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Title:
'An ample apology', by G. Roberts.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 10 March 1865 for performance at the Princess's. The attribution to G. Roberts is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1865
Extent:

16 folios.

18. Add MS 53040 R

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Title:
'A peculiar family', by W. Brough.
Scope & Content:
An entertainment. Licence sent 14 March 1865 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. Folio 1v contains a list of 'Illustrations' which features, opposite the names of the characters, the names of both Mr and Mrs German Reed. Nicoll attributes the play to German Reed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1865
Extent:

23 folios.

19. Add MS 53040 T

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Title:
Christmas Eve, by M. E. Browne.
Scope & Content:
An operetta or masque in one act with music composed by Charles Deffell. Licence sent 16 March 1865 for performance at Covent Garden. Printed by Robert K. Burt, Crystal Palace Printing Office (n.d.). The original place of performance, Crystal Palace, has been crossed through as has the original ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Mar 1865
Extent:

8 folios.

20. Add MS 53040 J

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Title:
'Baccarat, or, The knave of hearts', by W. E. Suter.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 1 March 1865 for performance at Sadler's Wells. Note addressed to Mr W.B. Donne, Examiner of Plays, from the theatre lessee R. Edgar and dated 25 February 1865 introduces the play and gives the date of intended performance as 4 March 1865 on folio 1. The script i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1865
Extent:

65 folios.