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21. Add MS 53031 J

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Title:
'Cheek and Plant, or, The (Sauce) Source of the Nile', by F. Fenton.
Scope & Content:
Described as a 'Burlesque burletta' on folio 1. Licence sent 9 April 1864 for performance at the Victoria. The name of the theatre lessees noted as Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton on folio 1. MS in two hands. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

70 folios.

22. Add MS 53031 N

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Title:
'Paul the showman, or, The dead mother's letter', by W. R. Crauford.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 16 April 1864 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. R. Crauford is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

22 folios.

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Title:
'Dutch Anna, or, A tale of the French police', by J. B. Johnstone.
Scope & Content:
Drama in one act. Licence sent 20 April 1864 for performance at the Victoria. Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton are noted as the lessees of the theatre on folio 1. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

35 folios.

24. Add MS 53031 V

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Title:
The Fairies' Festival on Shakespeare's Birthday, by E. Falconer.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'an occasional mask' on folio 1. Licence sent 20 April 1864 for performance at Drury Lane. Printed (n.d.).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

5 folios.

25. Add MS 53031 X

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Title:
'Mazourka, or, The stick, the Pole and the Tartar', by H. J. Byron.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 22 April 1864 for performance at the Strand. Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors on folio 1v. The play was also published by French.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

37 folios.

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Title:
'The brigand of London, or, A tale of the city and the mountains', by W. Travers.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 26 March 1864 for performance at the Effingham. Morris Abrahams noted as the theatre manager on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. Travers is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1864
Extent:
31 folios.

27. Add MS 53031 F

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Title:
'A blighted home, a true tale of Erin's Isle', by J. B. Howe.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 April 1864 for performance at the Pavilion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

26 folios

28. Add MS 53031 H

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Title:
'Life and adventures of Will Shakespeare, the poacher, the player and the poet, or, The golden days of Good Queen Bess', by H. F. Saville.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 7 April 1864 for performance at the Marylebone. The name of the theatre propretor J. A. Cave [Joseph Arnold Cave] noted on folio 1. MS in two hands.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

50 folios.

29. Add MS 53031 M

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Title:
'An April Fool', by W. Brough and A. Halliday.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 11 April 1864 for performance at Drury Lane. A list of previous productions by the two authors is noted on folio 2. Possible prompt copy - the MS contains extensive pencil annotations throughout elaborating upon the stage directions.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

28 folios.

30. Add MS 53031 I

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Title:
'Miss Leah, or, The maid, the marriage and the malediction', by M. Dutnall and A. C. Shelley.
Scope & Content:
Extravaganza. Licence sent 8 April 1864 for performance at the Surrey. The names of the authors are not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to M. Dutnall and A. C. Shelley, also noting that the play appeared with the title 'Miss Leah' altered to either 'Miss Leer' or 'Miss Lear'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

64 folios.