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21. Add MS 53086 J

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Add MS 53086 J
Title:
Esmeralda, translated into English by T. J. Williams.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a lyric drama in four acts, the music by Campana, the libretto by Giorgio T. Cimino' on folio 1. Licence sent 14 June 1870 for performance at Covent Garden. Printed by J. Miles and Co, 122 Wardour Street, Oxford Street (n.d.). Dramatis personae on folio 2 together with the names of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:

35 folios.

22. Add MS 53086 T

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Add MS 53086 T
Title:
'The Lady of Lucre, or, The cad's conquest and the proud patrician'.
Scope & Content:
The date of the licence being issued is not noted on the script, nor is the play recorded in either the LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) or in Nicoll. The index to this selection of plays (Add MS 53086 Y) does list the play as being for performance at the Bijou Theatre, Bayswater.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:
46 folios.

23. Add MS 53086 D

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Add MS 53086 D
Title:
'Miss Formosa, or, The road to blue ruin', by Charles Daly.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a new burlesque on a celebrated drama' on folio 1. Licence sent 31 May 1870 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Wigan. The name and address 'Mr Charles Daly, 45 Poland Street, Oxford Street, London', seemingly cut from a letter, on folio i. Comments from W. B. Donne, Examiner of P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1870
Extent:
i + 32 folios.

24. Add MS 53086 N

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Add MS 53086 N
Title:
'Taking the veil, or, The harsh step-father', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 26 June 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The alternative title 'The broken promise, or, The man with an iron will' has been crossed through on folio 1. The name of the author is not noted on the script ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:

21 folios.

25. Add MS 53086 W

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Add MS 53086 W
Title:
'The victims, or, The fatal night', by A. Faucquez.
Scope & Content:
Drama in a prologue and two acts. The theatre of intended performance was the Grecian but the licence was refused. Note in the hand of W. B. Donne, Examiner of Plays, comments 'The Victim, licence refused June 29 1870' on folio 33v.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:

47 folios.

26. Add MS 53086 O

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Add MS 53086 O
Title:
'Sharps and flats, or, The race course of life', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Drama in a prologue and two acts. Licence sent 25 June 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. Marchant.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:

21 folios.