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21. Add MS 53052 B

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Title:
'Lions love, or, Still in the toils', by G. Conquest.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 10 July 1866 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as actual and responsible manager on folio 1, together with the date of intended performance - Monday July 16 1866. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) records the play with ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1866
Extent:

30 folios.

22. Add MS 53052 I

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Title:
'The slave hunter, or, The half caste and life in New Orleans', by W. R. Waldron.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 August 1866 for performance at the City of London. Nelson Lee noted as the lessee of the theatre on folio 1. Nicoll lists the play under the title 'Slave hunter and the half caste' but with the author listed as unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1866
Extent:

53 folios.

23. Add MS 53052 T

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Title:
'Lizzie Leigh, or, The murder at the old mill, a story of three Christmas nights, by W. R. Waldron.
Scope & Content:
A domestic drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 August 1866 for performance at the City of London. Mr Nelson Lee noted as the sole lessee of the theatre on folio 1, together with a note saying one pound has been paid. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1866
Extent:

42 folios.

24. Add MS 53052 N

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Title:
'The three great worthies, or, The king, the hangman and the barber', by J. R. Anderson.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 15 August 1866 for performance at the Standard. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for the phrases 'Holy Mother' and 'Holy Virgin' to be omitted. The attribution of the play to J. R. Anderson is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the sc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1866
Extent:

111 folios.

25. Add MS 53052 W

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Title:
The Lady of the Lake, plaid in a new Tartan, by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'an ephemeral burlesque founded on Sir Walter Scott's immortal poem' on folio 2. Licence sent 8 September 1866 for performance at the Royalty. Printed - Lacy's Acting Edition (n.d.). (vol 71). List of characters with the names of the actors taking the roles given on folios 2v-3. Nic...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1866
Extent:

20 folios.

26. Add MS 53052 E

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Title:
'The jolly dogs of London, or, The two roads of life', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 24 July 1866 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of the play to C. H. Hazlewood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1866
Extent:

22 folios.

27. Add MS 53052 H

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Title:
The two lives of Mary Leigh, by D. Boucicault.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 31 July 1866 for performance at St James's. Printed (1865). Nicoll cites the play as being performed at the Prince's, Manchester on 30 July 1866 and at St James's on 5 November 1866. Nicoll also lists the alternative title 'Hunted Down'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1866
Extent:

34 folios.