Manuscripts

The Devil upon Two Sticks. Comedy, 3 acts. Samuel Foote

Description

No application. Prod. H2, May 30, 1768.

MS: last two pages of Act II and two pages in Act III lacking; a few corrections in hand of author. Comp. 1778 (K-D 91): slight differences, especially near end of last act.

Type

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Production date

1737-1824.

Call number

LA 282

Creator

Larpent, John (1741-1824)(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

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).

Roses and Thornes; or, Two Houses under One Roof. Comedy, 5 acts. Joseph Lunn

Manuscripts

Application Mar. 31, 1823, John Fawcett, C.G. Prod. (three-act version) H2, Aug. 24, 1825. MS: dated C.G., Apr. 1, 1823. Comp. n.d. (Cumberland's British Theatre), 1826: numerous and extensive differences, incidental to reduction of play as printed, to three acts.

LA 2347

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Sweethearts and Wives. Operatic comedy, 3 acts. James Kenney

Manuscripts

No application. Prod. H2, July 7, 1823. MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, June 21. Comp. Songs, Duets, Chorusses, &c., &c., in...Sweethearts and Wives, 1823 (K-D 536): six songs printed not in MS, three in MS not printed; slight differences between some of those that appear in both versions.

LA 2358

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The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty. Burletta, 2 acts. Ralph Schomberg

Manuscripts

No application. Prod. H1, Aug. 24, 1768. MS: pp. 17-20 lacking. Comp. 1768 (K-D 321): songs in Act II not printed; no other differences.

LA 284

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The Royal Oak. Historical play, 3 acts. William Dimond

Manuscripts

No application. Prod. H2, June 10, 1811. MS: endorsed, by Larpent(?), H2, Apr. 24, 1812 [1811?]. Comp. 1811 (K-D 443): a number of differences, especially in the songs.

LA 1681

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Family Jars; or, The Double Mistake and the Triple Discovery. Musical farce, 2 acts. Joseph Lunn

Manuscripts

No application. Prod. H2, Aug. 26, 1822. MS: dated, by Larpent, H2, Aug. 15. Comp. New York, n.d. (45969): one scene printed not in MS; one scene in MS not printed; numerous minor differences, chiefly in Act II.

LA 2306

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[The Tailors, a Tragedy for Warm Weather.] Burlesque, 3 acts

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

The Devil upon Two Sticks. Comedy, 3 acts. Samuel Foote

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