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She Lives; or, The Generous Brother

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Description: Manuscript copy. Opens with the Crawford family arriving in London from Bath.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1803 [?] February
Call number: mssLA 1399
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She Lives; or, The Generous Brother
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Manuscript dated by Larpent Apr., 1800. Includes a prologue (endorsed Mrs Goldsmith and signed T.V.) and epilogue (endorsed By Thomas Vaughen). Notice states, to be represented on a Benefit Night (not in the regular Summer Season).
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She Lives; or, The Generous Brother. Comedy, 5 acts Mary Goldsmith
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No application. Prod. Margate (?), Feb., 1803, (?). MS: numerous corrections. (Dated Margate, Feb., 1803, in B.C.) See LA 1284 (the same play except that it is in four acts and lacks one scene contained in this MS; names of characters are different; other differences numerous but slight).
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Broad Grins; or, Whackham and Windham, the Wrangling Lawyers
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Manuscript copy with application. Produced as 'Whackham and Windham; or, The Wrangling Lawyers'. A domestic drama. Opens at the breakfast table with Whackham reading the newspaper and Maria speaking of her upcoming marriage.
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She Lives; or, The Generous Brother. Play, 4 acts. Mary Goldsmith
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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.
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The Double Disguise
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A comic opera that opens with a scene at an Inn and in which characters disguise themselves as others. There are a few slight differences between the printed and manuscript versions.
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Acting Mad
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One act manuscript Burletta. The first scene opens with a doctor complains that both his apprentice and his daughter have caught the acting bug, confessing that he caught his daughter reading a playbook in bed. When his apprentice returns he answers all of the doctors questions in Shakespeare quotes.
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