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The tailors; or Quadrupeds : a tragedy for warm weather
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
No application. Prod. (as altered?) Olympic, Feb. 1, 1821. Printed copy, Roach's Edition, n.d.: much MS alteration, deletions, interpolated songs, and new prologue; cast of a performance at Lyceum printed, and new cast inserted in MS. (Dated Olympic, Jan. 26, 1821, in B.C., and described as A Tragical Burletta.) Comp. The Tailors (Or Quadrupeds) a Tragedy for Warm Weather, 1836 (122095): printed portions identical (though a different ed.); alterations not printed. See LA 269 and 1684, the latter another alteration of the same play, using some of the same songs as this MS.
LA 2202
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Manuscripts
No application. Prod. H2, July 2, 1767. MS: a few corrections; endorsed Wet [We]athe[r?], and with a note by J.P.C., The second title of this piece is Wet Weather. Comp. 1778 (K-D 457): differs slightly, except in Act III, which differs greatly. See LA 2202, and Quadrupeds (1684), both alterations of this play.
LA 269
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278595
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83367
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of official copies of plays submitted for licensing between 1737 and 1824. Most of copies were written by professional copyists. Approximately 95 of the plays submitted were printed texts, either whole or partial. These have been cataloged individually and may be searched in the online catalog.
LA 1684