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11. Add MS 53086 B

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Title:
'Frou Frou', by A. Daly.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in five acts. Licence sent 20 May 1870 for performance at the St James's. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) lists the play as a drama rather than a comedy. Nicoll cites the play as having been previously performed on Fifth Avenue, New York, on 12 February 1870.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1870
Extent:

123 folios.

12. Add MS 53086 U

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Title:
'Undine', by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a grand spectacular romance in one act' on folio 1. Licence sent 29 June 1870 for performance at the Olympic. W. H. Liston noted as the theatre manager on folio 1. Dramatis personae on folio 3 with the names of the actors added in a separate hand. The name of the copyist is recorde...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:

41 folios.

13. Add MS 53086 X

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Title:
'The wife's tragedy', by Mrs E. Thomas
Scope & Content:
Drama in five acts. Licence sent 27 June 1870 for performance at the Standard. Mrs Edward Thomas also noted as the authoress of 'The merchant's daughter of Toulon' on folio 1. The name of the copyist is noted as 'Edw. [Edward] Hastings' on folio 90.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:
90 folios.

14. Add MS 53086 A

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Title:
'Illusions', by J. J. Dilley.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in two acts. Licence sent 20 May 1870 for performance at the Charing Cross. Miss E. Fowler noted as the producer of the play and William Steel noted as the theatre manager on folio 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1870
Extent:

48 folios.

15. Add MS 53086 V

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Title:
'Absent man', by G. Roberts.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 30 June 1870 for performance at the Holborn. C. J. Burleigh noted as the theatre manager on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to G. Roberts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:

24 folios.

16. Add MS 53086 P

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Title:
'Romance and reality', by H. Folkard.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a musical piece of extravagance in one act', on folio 1. Licence sent 28 June 1870 for performance at the Royalty. The name William Offord [copyist?] noted on folio 21. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to H. Folkard under the title...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:

21 folios.

17. Add MS 53086 Q

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Title:
'The lost air', by H. M. Pitt.
Scope & Content:
Drama. Licence sent 30 June 1870 for performance at the Victoria. A note in the hand of W. B. Donne, Examiner of Plays, records the play being licensed to the Victoria under the title 'Paul Clifford, or, The highway of life', on folio 1. Nicoll lists the play under the title 'Paul Clifford, or, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:

54 folios.

18. Add MS 53086 E

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Title:
'The death trap', by J. R. Ware.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 31 May 1870 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as actual and responsible manager on folio 1. Nicoll cites the title as 'The death trap, or, A catspaw'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1870
Extent:

32 folios.

19. Add MS 53086 H

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Title:
L'Oeil Crevé, by F. Ronger.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'Bouffonnerie Musicale en trois actes' on folio 1 with 'paroles and musique de M. Hervé'. Licence sent 14 June 1870 for performance at the Princess's. Printed (1867), with a half-page illustration from the play, a dramatis personae together with the names of the original cast on fol...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:

8 folios.

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Title:
'Uncle's will', by S. T. Smith.
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 18 May 1870 for performance at the Haymarket. Possible prompt copy with the stage directions undelined in purple.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1870
Extent:

42 folios.