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9491. Add MS 53030 G

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Title:
'Eleanor's victory', by J. B. Johnstone.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 4 March 1864 for performance at the Victoria. Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton noted as the lessees of the theatre on folio 1. Act II, the first page of which mentions the name of the dramatist, is in a different hand from acts I and III.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1864
Extent:

81 folios.

9492. Add MS 53030 N

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Title:
'Caught at last', by N. Lee Jnr.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 21 March 1864 for performance at the City of London. Mr Nelson Lee noted as the sole lessee of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to N. Lee, Jnr is taken from Nicoll, although the play is listed as being performed in March 1863.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1864
Extent:

41 folios.

9493. Add MS 53031 C

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Title:
'Venus and Adonis', by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Described as an 'Easter burlesque' on folio 2. Licence sent 23 March 1864 for performance at the Haymarket. Dramatis personae on folio 2, together with the names of the actors. Details of the author are not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. C. Burnand and gives the full ti...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1864
Extent:

64 folios

9494. Add MS 53031 L

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Title:
'The three furies', by G. Roberts.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 11 April 1864 for performance at the Princess's. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to G. Roberts and records the play as being performed at St James's on 13 March 1865. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) also contains a not...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:
32 folios.

9495. Add MS 53031 O

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Title:
'Rebecca, the Jewish wanderer', by F. Garthwaite.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 16 April 1864 for performance at the Effingham. Morris Abrahams noted as the theatre manager on folio 1. The attribution of the play to F. Garthwaite is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1864
Extent:

27 folios.

9496. Add MS 53032 E

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Title:
'Maid of Honor', by J. P. Wooler.
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 11 May 1864 for performance at the Strand. The date of intended performance noted as 9 May 1864 on folio 1. Nicoll and the LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) both list the title as 'Maid of Honour'. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 63).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1864
Extent:

24 folios.

9497. Add MS 53033 L

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Title:
'Catherine Hayes', by Mrs H. Young.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 29 July 1864 for performance at the Effingham. Nicoll gives the title as 'Catherine Hayes the murderess'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1864
Extent:

39 folios

9498. Add MS 53034 D

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Title:
'A woman of business', by B. Webster the younger.
Scope & Content:
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 22 August 1864 for performance at the Adelphi. The name B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] noted above the details of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to B. Webster the younger is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1864
Extent:

47 folios.

9499. Add MS 53036 E

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Title:
'The pirates of the flowery land', by W. Seaman.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a drama founded on facts in two acts' on folio 1. Licence sent 19 October 1864 for performance at the Pavilion. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

64 folios

9500. Add MS 53036 H

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Title:
'Sibylla, or, Step by step', by J. P. Simpson.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in three acts. Licence sent 21 October 1864 for performance at St James's. MS in two hands. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) lists the play by the title 'Step by step'. The attribution of the play to J. P. Simpson is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script. T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1864
Extent:

84 folios.