Plays.
Found in 685 Collections and/or Records:
Background notes, preliminary sketches, and the manuscript of the pageant, including a few sheets of heavily corrected typescript by Robert McLellan., 1972.
Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.
'Balloon Tytler', a play for radio by Robert McLellan, produced in 1962., 1962.
Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.
Booklets and plays., Undated.
Chiefly relating to links with Women's Guilds at home and centenary celebrations, but also with material relevant to the history of Women's Forrign Missions. There is also a large number of play scripts in this accession.
'Border-Feud, a tragedy in five acts’ by David Murray., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
Much of the material was collected by Sir Walter Scott, partly for use in his works; some must have been accumulated by John Gibson Lockhart.
Bound copy of the acting text of "The Satire of the Three Estates", prepared by Robert Kemp for production at the Edinburgh International Festival.
With stage photographs, sketches and signatures of the actors, musicians and singers.
Broadcast script of a dramatization in four parts by Robert McLellan of Sir Walter Scott's novel, ‘Waverley’, broadcast in the series 'This is my country'., 1957.
Apart from the plays written specially for radio, such as ‘The Carlin Moth’ and 'As ithers see us', Robert McLellan also wrote a number of short pieces, often as part of a larger series. Many of these were broadcasts for schools. He also contributed to programmes such as 'Scottish Life and Letters', and wrote for television.
Broadcast script of 'The Hungry Forties' by Robert McLellan, in the series 'This is my country'., 1963.
Apart from the plays written specially for radio, such as ‘The Carlin Moth’ and 'As ithers see us', Robert McLellan also wrote a number of short pieces, often as part of a larger series. Many of these were broadcasts for schools. He also contributed to programmes such as 'Scottish Life and Letters', and wrote for television.
Carbon copy of a later typescript with a few manuscript corrections of the play 'The Laughter of the Gods: a myth in five scenes' by Sydney Goodsir Smith., [Circa 1945.]
Sydney Goodsir Smith wrote a number of plays, of which the best known is ‘The Wallace’ (Edinburgh, 1960). Most of the manuscripts of his plays are unpublished and undated.
Carbon copy of part of the typescript, 1952, of 'Colickie Meg', 1949-1950, by Sydney Goodsir Smith., [1952, or after.]
Carbon copy of the original typescript of 'The Wallace', with manuscripts corrections by the author, Sydney Goodsir Smith and the editor, R L C Lorimer., 1959.
Carbon typescript of 'Before the Wedding: a play in a prologue and three acts' by George Moncrieff-Scott., [Before 1970.]
The original title, 'A Man of Steel', has been corrected in manuscript.
Carbon typescript of 'The Fiddler calls the Tune: a comedy in three acts' by George Moncrieff-Scott., [1945.]
There are a few manuscript corrections, and two newspaper cuttings (folio 83) concerning the first production of the play in Edinburgh.
Carbon typescript of 'The Mystery of Gorbals Terrace', a four act play by Alexander McArthur (1901-1947).
The play was originally written in 1944-1945. This typescript contains manuscript corrections by the author, Alexander McArthur and a number of notes stating that a copy sent to Unity Theatre, Glasgow, was not returned, and implying that it was used by Robert McLeish as a source for his 'Gorbals Story'.
Carbon typescript of the revised edition of ‘Jamie the saxt’ by Robert McLellan., [1937, or before.]
The play was first performed in 1937, and a revised version published in 1971. MSS.26335-26336 are annotated acting copies: MS.26335 appears to have been used in several productions (for another similar typescript, see MS.26465). MS.26336 includes the later revisions in manuscript, and MS.26337 is a carbon typescript of the revised version.
Carbon typescript, undated, of 'Invitation to Hell: a play in three acts' by George Moncrieff-Scott., Mid 20th century.
The play was originally entitled 'One Night of Hell'.
Carbon typescripts of 'Blood upon the Rose: a play in three acts' by George Moncrieff-Scott., [?1956.]
George Scott-Moncrieff wrote a number of plays, of which only ‘Fotheringhay’ was published (Edinburgh, 1953), although others were performed on the stage or broadcast. Most of the surviving typescripts are undated.
'Clubfuit', by Tom Scott, and two fragments of plays., Undated.
Including correspondence, notebooks, autobiographical and editorial papers.
‘Comedy of errors’ by William Shakespeare (Cambridge, 1962), with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson., 1962.
Composite volume consisting of several commonplace books of William Thoirs of Muiresk, born 1666, covering the years 1705-1724, but also containing earlier material.
Copy, 19th century, of a comedy in verse, ‘The Pedlers Prophecie’, which was published anonymously in 1595 (printed by Thomas Creede, London), but has been attributed to Robert Wilson the actor and playwright.
Wilson was also the author of ‘The Coblers Prophesie’ which appeared in 1594.
Copy of William Shakespeare, "King Henry VI, Part III" (1936), with marginalia of J Dover Wilson.
Corrected duplicated copy of the final typescript of ‘The Wallace’ by Sydney Goodsir Smith, with an explanatory note by R L C Lorimer., 1959.
Corrected galley-proofs and a printed copy of ‘Toom Byres’ (Glasgow, 1936) by Robert McLellan., 1936.
Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.
Corrected galley-proofs of 'Toom Byres' by Robert McLellan., 1936.
Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.