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12. Add MS 53077 G
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53077 G
- Title:
- 'Eve', by B. Webster, the younger.
- Scope & Content:
- Drama in three acts. Licence sent 11 May 1869 for performance at the Olympic. Mr B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] noted above the details of the theatre on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to B. Webster, the younger, but with the Adelph...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- May 1869
- Extent:
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69 folios.
13. Add MS 53077 O
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53077 O
- Title:
- 'Forbidden fruit', by F. M. Abbotts.
- Scope & Content:
- Drama in four acts. Licence sent 25 May 1869 for performance at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. M. Abbotts (or 'Abbots', both spellings are listed), noting further that the play was subsequently p...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- May 1869
- Extent:
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132 folios.
14. Add MS 53077 Q
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53077 Q
- Title:
- 'Coming of age', by J. E. Carpenter.
- Scope & Content:
- Operetta sketch, with music by E. L. Hime. Licence sent 2 June 1869 for performance at the Charing Cross. Messrs E. W. Bradwell and W. R. Field noted as the lessees of the theatre on folio 1. The dramatist is recorded as also the author of 'Sanctuary' and 'Love and Honour' on folio 2. See also A...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Jun 1869
- Extent:
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13 folios.
15. Add MS 53077 I
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53077 I
- Title:
- Columbus, or, A New Pitch in A-Merry-Key, by A. Thompson.
- Scope & Content:
- Extravaganza. Licence sent 12 May 1869 for performance at the Gaiety. Printed by Woodfall and Kinder, Milford Lane, Strand. (n.d.). Noted as a proof copy on folio 1. A letter to W. B. Donne, dated 11 May 1869 introduces the play and notes the date of intended performance as Monday [17 May 1869] ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- May 1869
- Extent:
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ii + 24 folios.
16. Add MS 53077 J
- Reference (shelfmark):
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- Title:
- 'The Corsican bothers, or, The troublesome twins', by H. J. Byron.
- Scope & Content:
- Burlesque. Licence sent 13 May 1869 for performance at the Globe. The date of intended performance noted as 17 May 1869 on folio 1. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) lists the play with the title 'The Corsican brothers'. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 88).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- May 1869
- Extent:
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63 folios.
17. Add MS 53077 T
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- Title:
- 'Gratitude, or, Life's battle for gold', by W. H. Pitt.
- Scope & Content:
- Drama in a prologue and two acts. Licence sent 9 June 1869 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio1. The attribution of the play to W. H. Pitt 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:
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20 folios.
18. Add MS 53077 F
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53077 F
- Title:
- 'Mercy Dodd, or, Presumptive evidence', by D. Boucicault.
- Scope & Content:
- Drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 May 1869 for performance at the Princess's. Mostly printed (n.d.). A letter from '[illegible]. B. Bennett' to W. B. Donne, dated 7 May 1869, gives the title of the play and the name of the author and notes the date of intended performance as Monday 10 May on foli...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- May 1869
- Extent:
- 34 folios.
19. Add MS 53077 X
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53077 X
- Title:
- Barbe-Bleue, by H. Meilhac and L. Halévy.
- Scope & Content:
- Opera bouffe in three acts with music by J. Offenbach. Licence sent 14 June 1869 for performance at St James's. Printed by Michel Lévy Frères, Rue Vivienne, Boulevard des Italiens, Paris. (1866). The play was first performed at the théatre des Variétés on the 5 February 1866 as noted on folio 2....
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- French
- Date Range:
- Jun 1869
- Extent:
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69 folios.
20. Add MS 53077 C
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53077 C
- Title:
- Blossom of Churnington Green, or, Love, Rivalry and Revenge, by F. R. Hoskins.
- Scope & Content:
- Burlesque drama in one act. Licence sent 4 May 1869 for performance at St James's. Printed by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 89 Strand. (n.d.). Lacy's Acting Edition no 1242.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- May 1869
- Extent:
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16 folios.