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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The Fancy's Opera. Opera, 2 acts
Manuscripts
No application; signed by William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Jan. 27, 1823. MS: dated by Larpent Jan. 19. See LA 2334.
LA 2333
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Manuscripts
Application Jan. 24, 1823, John Hill, Edinburgh. [Prod. as George Heriot, Feb. 6?] Printed copy, 1822: dated, by Larpent, Edinburgh, Jan. 27. See LA 2393.
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Manuscripts
No application. Prod. Adelphi, Jan. 27, 1823. MS: dated, by Larpent, Adelphi, Jan. 19. See LA 2333.
LA 2334
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The Cataract of the Ganges; or, The Rajah's Daughter. Grand romantic melodrama, 2 acts. William Thomas Moncrieff
Manuscripts
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LA 2377
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The Prince and the Player; or, Trifling Mistake. Burletta, 2 acts
Manuscripts
Application Sept. 27, [1823,] William Lee, Adelphi. Prod. Oct. 6. MS: dated by Larpent Sept. 29; previous title, The Prince is Come!, deleted.
LA 2371
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The Irish Poleander; or, Love and Loyalty. Burletta, 2 acts
Manuscripts
No application. Prod. (as The Irish Poleander; or, The Lady and the Lawyer) Olympic, Oct. 27, 1823. MS: dated, by Larpent, Olympic, Oct. 12.
LA 2378

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