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Contains 87 Results:

Acknowledgements for Plays About The Theatre In England, by Dane Farnsworth Smith and M. L. Lawhon. Introduction and table of contents. Original typescript, 1737-1800

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1737-1800

Chapter I, Samual Foote, Most Maleficent of Mimics. Original typescript.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Chapter II, David Garrick, The London Theatre. Original typescript.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Chapter III, The Stratford Jubilee, and the Event. This does not follow the book. Original typescript.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Chapter IV, The Colemans. Original typescript.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Chapters V, VI, VII: Chapter V, Opening Salvos in the attack on sentimentalism. Chapter VI, Richard Brinslay Sharidan: The Critic, Its Sources, and Its Satire. Chapter VII, The Sharidan Apocrypha. Original typescript.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Chapter VIII, The Talk of the Town. Original typescript.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Chapter VIII, The Talk of the Town. Second copy Typescript.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Chapter V, The Talk of the Town. Plays about plays and an edition of plays. Original manuscript. Typescript to holographic notes.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Chapter IV, Amature Theatricals.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Chapter X, More plays about provincial players.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Chapter XI, More dramatic pieces about the author.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Chapter XII, More pieces about the would-be and professional actor.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Chapter XIII, More plays about the audience and a prologue as a finale.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Chapter XIV, More plays about the theatre.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Conclusion.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Appendix A: Register, Plays about the theatre in England.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

Appendix C: Bibliography.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

The New Play Criticized, The Suspicious Husband Criticized. Larpent manuscript #64. Holographic notes.

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Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

News From Parnassus, Arthur Murphy. Roll II Yale and Roll VI. KD 108. Typescript and holographic notes.

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Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

New Scene for Beggars' Opera. Edward Thompson. LA 438. Holographic notes., Oct. 15, 1777.

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Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: Oct. 15, 1777.

Audience from Garrick's Theatre. Nights Adventures of a Buck. Larpent Roll I. Holographic notes.

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Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1917-1968

No Play This Night. Holographic notes., 1797.

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Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1797.

Modern Comedy; or, It's All A Farce. Yale Roll I. Typescript of play., 1792.

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Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1792.

The Modern Wife KD 361 Ri. Holographic notes., 1773-74.

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Scope and Content From the Collection:

The collection consists of manuscripts and collected research materials. It is perhaps the largest collection in existence of plays about the theatre in England written between 1737-1866. The collection includes Smith's manuscript, "Plays About the Theatre in England,1737-1866," typescripts of plays with holographic notes, microfilm of playscripts, a partial (unpublished) manuscript on the origins of "The Rehearsal" and extensive typed notes on early English drama and literature.

Dates: 1773-74.