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Add MS 49306
- Record Id:
- 040-002016016
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002015995
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001154.0x0003ab
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- ISAD(G)
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- Add MS 49306
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GILBERT PAPERS. Vol. XVIII (ff. 133). Synopses, fragments of plays and libretti, etc.; 1873-1907, n.d. Partly typewritten. As follows:–
1. ff. 1-81. Synopses of:- (a) 'Great Britain and Ireland', a parody on 'The Wicked World', first produced under the title of 'The Happy Land', 17 Mar. 1873. ff. 1-4;- (b) 'Broken Hearts'. ff. 5-12;- (c) 'Princess Toto', 'Original scenario, 24 July 1876', first produced 2 Oct. 1876. ff. 13-22;- (d) 'The Ne'er do Weel', first produced 25 Feb. 1878. Typewritten, with autograph corrections. ff. 23-49;- (e) 'H.M.S. Pinafore', first produced 25 May 1878. Imperfect at the end. ff. 50-55;- (f) 'The Mountebanks', first produced 4 Jan. 1892. ff. 56-81.
2. ff. 82-102. Fragments apparently relating to:- (a) 'Thespis'. ff. 82-83;- (b) 'Foggerty's Fairy'. f. 84;- (c) 'Iolanthe'. ff. 85-86;- (d) 'The Mikado'. f. 87;- (e) ['Ruddigore'?]. ff. 88-89;- (f) 'The Mountebanks'. f. 90;- (g) 'Utopia Limited' and 'The Grand Duke'. Early [drafts?].
ff. 91-101;- (h) 'The Fortune Hunter'. f. 102.
3. ff. 103-117. Unidentified synopses and fragments.
4. ff. 118-123. Speech by Gilbert after his knighthood in 1907. Draft.
5. ff. 124-125. Account of a 'Singular Dream'; 25 Oct. 1871-1908.
6. ff. 126-133. Unfinished 'Reminiscences of Bush life in Queensland'; n.d.
includes:
- ff. 118-123 Dreams: Account of `Singular Dream': 1871-1908.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002015995
036-002015996
037-002016007
040-002016016 - Is part of:
- Add MS 49289-49353 : Correspondence and papers of Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (b. 1836, d. 1911); 1836-1952, n.d. Acquired from the executors…
Add MS 49289-49317 : A. PLAYS AND LIBRETTI
Add MS 49298-49306 : GILBERT PAPERS. Vols. X-XVIII. Drafts and synopses of plays and libretti, etc.; bef. 1873-1911, n.d. Mostly autograph.…
Add MS 49306 : GILBERT PAPERS. Vol. XVIII (ff. 133). Synopses, fragments of plays and libretti, etc.; 1873-1907, n.d. Partly typewritten. As… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002015995[0001]/036-002015996[0002]/037-002016007[0009]/040-002016016
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 49289-49353
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1873
- End Date:
- 1907
- Date Range:
- 1873-1907
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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