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8721. Add MS 53086 E

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Title:
'The death trap', by J. R. Ware.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 31 May 1870 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as actual and responsible manager on folio 1. Nicoll cites the title as 'The death trap, or, A catspaw'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1870
Extent:

32 folios.

8722. Add MS 53086 H

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Title:
L'Oeil Crevé, by F. Ronger.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'Bouffonnerie Musicale en trois actes' on folio 1 with 'paroles and musique de M. Hervé'. Licence sent 14 June 1870 for performance at the Princess's. Printed (1867), with a half-page illustration from the play, a dramatis personae together with the names of the original cast on fol...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
Jun 1870
Extent:

8 folios.

8723. Add MS 53086 L

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Title:
'Uncle's will', by S. T. Smith.
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 18 May 1870 for performance at the Haymarket. Possible prompt copy with the stage directions undelined in purple.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1870
Extent:

42 folios.

8724. Add MS 53087 D

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Title:
'Poppleton's predicaments', by C. M. Rae.
Scope & Content:
Described as a 'farce in one scene' on folio 1. Licence sent 2 August 1870 for performance at the Royalty.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1870
Extent:

43 folios.

8725. Add MS 53087 E

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Title:
'Weeds and flowers', by W. H. Abel.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 August 1870 for performance at the East London. Morris Abrahams noted as the theatre manager on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to W. H. Abel under the title 'Weeds and flowers, or, The garden of life'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1870
Extent:

25 folios.

8726. Add MS 53088 F

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Title:
Living at Ease, by A. Sketchley.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in three acts. Licence sent 30 September 1870 for performance at the Strand. Printed by J. Mallett, 59 Wardour Street, Soho (n.d.). Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors on folio 1v.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1870
Extent:

20 folios.

8727. Add MS 53088 H

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Title:
'The expected general', by H. A. Major.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 4 October 1870 for performance at the Grecian. The alternative title 'The Irish Cockney, or, The Irishman in Ireland' has been crossed through on folio 1. Dramatis personae together with the names of the original cast on folio 2. The play is listed as author unknow...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1870
Extent:

26 folios.

8728. Add MS 53089 G

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Title:
'The magic whisper', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 4 November 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 C. H. Hazlewood.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1870
Extent:

21 folios.

8729. Add MS 53089 I

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Title:
'Joe Sterling', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 November 1870 for performance at the Victoria. The name of the author is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to C. H. Hazlewood under the title 'Joe Sterling, or, A ragged fortune'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1870
Extent:

58 folios.

8730. Add MS 53090 Q

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Title:
'Faust in a fog', by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 5 December 1870 for performance at the King's Cross. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for the 'objectionable final song' and the announcement of the can can dance to be omitted. The attribution of the play to R. Reece is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not be...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1870
Extent:

9 folios.