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Manuscripts
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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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 403
Manuscripts
The licence for this piece was refused although Larpent's list states that it was performed in 1761. Manuscript note on title-page and under notice to Examiner states, 'not thought fit to be acted'. Contains marginal notations and frequent underlining of text in pencil.
mssLA 189
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Manuscripts
Application Oct. 31, 1798, by _____ Ward and _____ Banks, Chester. MS: note: It is requested Mr. Larpent will expedite the Licencing of this Piece, as it is intended merely [?] for a Benefit, in the course of 10 days; another note: This copy to be left at the Lord Chamberlain's Office, as the Author has another Copy at Chester; prologue and epilogue. J.P.C. in B.D.: It was licensed on Nov. 3d. 1798 having been sent by Ward & Banks Managers of the Chester Theatre.
LA 1231
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Manuscripts
No application. Printed copy, 1785. J.P.C. in B.D.: It may be doubted whether it was not acted. It was certainly sent to Larpent in order to be licensed, but it does not appear from which Theatre. [The mere presence of an unannotated printed copy, without manager's letter, among Larpent's MSS is not indication that the piece was acted or even sent for license.]
LA 719
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Manuscripts
No application. Spoken C.G., Apr. 11, 1798. MS: dated by Larpent, C.G., Apr., 1798. J.P.C. in B.D.: An Exordium. A piece of a burlesque kind with this title in which Punch, Chrononhotonthologos, Rigdum Funidos & other characters of the same sort were exhibited, in one act was brought out at Covent Garden in April 1798, or at least it was sent to be licensed then.
LA 1204
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Manuscripts
No application. [Dec. 21, 1789.] MS: dated 21st. December 1789. Comp. Dramas and Poems, Liverpool, 1790 (K-D 321): slight differences. J.P.C. in B.D.: Larpent enters Kemble as Manager of the Liverpool Theatre when this piece was sent up and licensed on the 21st. Decr. 1789.
LA 853