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Add MS 53081 H
- Record Id:
- 040-002007217
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002007211
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000820.0x00034b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 53081 H
- Title:
- 'The Princess', by W. S. Gilbert.
- Scope & Content:
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Described as 'a dramatic experiment in one act' on folio 1. Licence sent 17 December 1869 for performance at the Olympic. The date of intended performance noted as 'December 1869' on folio 1, but Nicoll gives the actual date of performance as 8 January 1870. The drama is a playful parody of the poem The Princess, by Alfred Tennyson, published in 1847.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002003716
036-002007211
040-002007217 - Is part of:
- Add MS 52929-53708 : THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS AND DAY-BOOKS; 1851-1899, 1824-1903.
Add MS 53081 A-Z : Lord Chamberlain's Plays: December 1869. (Box 202).
Add MS 53081 H : 'The Princess', by W. S. Gilbert. - Hierarchy:
- 032-002003716[0153]/036-002007211[0006]/040-002007217
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 52929-53708
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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35 folios.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1869
- End Date:
- 1869
- Date Range:
- Dec 1869
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Gilbert, William Schwenck, Knight, playwright, 1836-1911