Purchased with the Ellesmere collection from John Francis Granville Scroop Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere, through the agency of George D. Smith and Sotheby's of London, 1917. The collection was purchased by John Payne Collier. In 1853, he sold it to Francis Egerton, Viscount Brackley and 1st Earl of Ellesmere (1800-1857).

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Cambro Britons; or, Fishguard in an Uproar. Musical interlude, 1 act
Manuscripts
No application. Prod. C.G., May 31, 1797. MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 17.
LA 1173
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Death of Captain Faulkner; or, British Heroism. Musical interlude, 1 act
Manuscripts
No application. Prod. C.G., May 19, 1795. MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 23.
LA 1079
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The Honest Thieves. Farce, 2 acts. Thomas Knight, from Robert Howard, The Committee
Manuscripts
No application. Prod. C.G., May 9, 1797. MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Apr. 26. Comp. 2d ed., 1797 (K-D 458): slight differences. See LA 2277.
LA 1168
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Little Ben and Little Bob; or, Huzza for Old England. Musical farce, 2 acts
Manuscripts
No application. Prod. (as The Poor Sailor) C.G., May 29, 1795. MS: endorsed C.G., and dated by Larpent May 12; much revised.
LA 1084
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The Witch of the Wood; or, The Nutting Girls. Musical farce, 2 acts
Manuscripts
No application. Prod. C.G., May 10, 1796. MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., May 6. Comp. Airs, Duettos, Trios, and Chorusses, in The Witch of the Wood, 1796 (Dev 8vo 65): virtually no difference.
LA 1131
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Bantry Bay. Musical piece, 1 act. G. N. Reynolds (?)
Manuscripts
No application. Prod. C.G., Feb. 18, 1797. MS: dated, by Larpent, C.G., Feb. 10; a number of corrections; cast. Comp. 1797 (K-D 444): quite different; printed in two acts.
LA 1154

A Venetian Tale. [Diamond Cut Diamond; or, Venetial Revels(?).] [Theodore Edward Hook?] Musical farce, 2 acts

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Cambro Britons; or, Fishguard in an Uproar. Musical interlude, 1 act

Death of Captain Faulkner; or, British Heroism. Musical interlude, 1 act

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The Witch of the Wood; or, The Nutting Girls. Musical farce, 2 acts

Bantry Bay. Musical piece, 1 act. G. N. Reynolds (?)