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21. Add MS 53074 T

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Title:
'The toilers of the Thames, or, The dark side of London', by W. R. Waldron.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 February 1869 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 1 March 1869. Nicoll lists the play with the alternative title...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1869
Extent:

33 folios.

22. Add MS 53074 D

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Title:
'Claude du Val, or, The ladies highwayman, the king and the ring', by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 13 Januray 1869 for performance at the Royalty. MS contains annotations, deletions and corrections throughout. The name of the author is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. C. Burnand and gives the title as 'Claude Duval, or, The highway...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1869
Extent:
59 folios.

23. Add MS 53074 R

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Title:
The Girls of the Period, or, The Island of Nowarparticilar, by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a folly in two scenes of prose, rhyme, dance and song' on folio 2. Licence sent 20 February 1869 for performance at Drury Lane. Printed (n.d.), with slight manuscript amendments. The printed pages have been cut from their original booklet and attached to the pages of a notebook.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1869
Extent:
18 folios.