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21. Add MS 53081 J

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Title:
'The gnome fly, or, Harlequin the nine dwarfs and the magic crystal', by G. Conquest.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 21 December 1869 for performance at the Grecian. The attribution of the play to G, Conquest is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1869
Extent:

25 folios.

22. Add MS 53081 X

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Title:
'Ye faire maide of Islington, or, Harlequin the cruel prince of Canonbury and the chivalrous knight of St John', by F. G. Cheatham.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 24 December 1869 for performance at Sadler's Wells. A letter from Robert Edgar, manager of the theatre, to W. B. Donne and dated 24 December 1869, apologising for the late submission of the piece is included on folio i. Nicoll lists the play with the title 'Ye Faire Maide...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1869
Extent:

i + 57 folios.

23. Add MS 53081 Q

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Title:
'Lord Bateman, or, The proud young porter and the fair Sophia', by H. J. Byron.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 24 December 1869 for performance at the Globe. MS in two hands.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1869
Extent:

53 folios.

24. Add MS 53081 O

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Title:
'St George and the dragon, or, Old Father Time and the seven champions of Christendom', by W. R. Osman.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 23 December 1869 for performance at the Surrey. The attribution of the play to W. R. Osman is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1869
Extent:

56 folios.

25. Add MS 53081 N

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Title:
The Yellow Dwarf, or, Harlequin Cupid and the King of the Gold Mines, by H. J. Byron.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 24 December 1869 for performance at Covent Garden. Printed (n.d.). A covering letter from the theatre manager to Mr W. B. Donne, dated 24 December 1869, is included on folio i. A playbill of forthcoming attractions being performed at Covent Garden over Christmas 1869 is ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1869
Extent:

i + 10 folios.

26. Add MS 53081 S

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Title:
'Jack and the beanstalk and Jack the giant killer, or, Harlequin Seven Champions of Christendom', by J. T. Douglass.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 23 December 1869 for performance at the Standard. The dramatist is not named on the script but is noted as being the author of 'Pat a cake', 'Dame Durden', 'Oranges and Lemons' and 'Tell tale tit'. The play is not listed in Nicoll.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1869
Extent:

46 folios.

27. Add MS 53081 D

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Title:
'Harlequin Tom, the piper's son who stole a pig and away he run, or, Goody Two Shoes - and her Ps and Qs', by G. H. George.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 11 December 1869 for performance at the Oriental. Mr Michael Abrahams noted as the manager of the theatre on folio 1. Comic scenes included separately on folios 27-34. The attribution of the play to G. H. George is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being re...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1869
Extent:

34 folios.