Plays.
Found in 688 Collections and/or Records:
Typescripts, manuscripts, and printed works of other authors and composers., 1921-1950, undated.
Typescripts, manuscripts, proofs, research notes and correspondence of David Thomson, author and radio producer.
This collection consists of the papers of David Thomson, author, researcher and BBC radio producer. It includes the scripts and correspondence of many BBC radio programmes from the 1950s and 60s, original scripts and correspondence regarding his published and unpublished books, and additional correspondence spanning forty five years working for UNESCO, the BBC, and as a full time writer.
Typescripts of a Scots version of ‘Macbeth’ by Edith Anne Robertson., [Circa 1970.]
The papers consist of manuscript notes (folio 1), the typescript submitted to the BBC (folio 23), a carbon copy of the same text, heavily corrected in manuscript (folio 71), the corrected typescript of a later version (folio 117), and some fragments (folio 164).
Typescripts of an apparently unpublished dramatised version in four acts by Durward Lely of ‘Beside the bonnie brier bush’ by 'Ian Maclaren' (i.e. John Watson) and Lely's reminiscences in seven chapters (of which the fifth is not present), also apparently unpublished.
Typescripts of "Carlyle and Jane" and "Edwin Muir and Willa", dramatised recitals by Henry Donald.
Typescripts of "In Time o' Strife" by Joe Corrie., 1926-1927, undated.
Most of the typescripts are undated, and relatively few have been published. Some of the one-act plays were written for amateur drama groups competing in Scottish Community Drama festivals. Joe Corrie sometimes wrote more than one play with the same plot, and he would alter an act of a longer play to make it a one-act play in its own right. He also adapted some of his stage plays for broadcasting.
Typescripts 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.
Typescripts of literary works by David Lindsay (1878-1945).
Typescripts of literary works by Tom Hanlin (1907-1953).
Tom Hanlin worked as a coalminer at Armadale, West Lothian, until 1946 and much of his fiction is set in Scottish mining communities.
Typescripts of longer stage plays by Joe Corrie., 1926-1965, undated.
Most of the typescripts are undated, and relatively few have been published. Some of the one-act plays were written for amateur drama groups competing in Scottish Community Drama festivals. Joe Corrie sometimes wrote more than one play with the same plot, and he would alter an act of a longer play to make it a one-act play in its own right. He also adapted some of his stage plays for broadcasting.
Typescripts of Naomi Mitchison.
Includes "At the Turn of the Century", "The Little Pet", "The Independence Sports" and the plays "The Scarlet Woman" and "A Matter Between Macdonalds".
Typescripts of novellas, short stories and plays of Agnes Owens.
This collection contains typescripts of the novellas and short stories of Agnes Owens, including many of the stories which formed part of 'Lean tales' (Cape, 1985) and 'People like that' (Bloomsbury, 1996). Several short stories present in this collection were only published for the first time in 'The complete short stories' (Polygon, 2008).
Many of the typescripts have annotations and corrections in the hands of Agnes Owens, Alasdair Gray and others.
Typescripts of one-act plays by Margaret Noël-Paton., ?1932-?1945, undated.
Typescripts of one-act plays written by Robert McLellan for Arran drama festivals in the 1940's., 1940-1949.
The contents are as follows. (i) Two typescripts of ‘The Cailleach’ (folio l). The play was published by A and J Donaldson in ‘Seagull plays, second collection’ (Glasgow, 1946), pages 3-16. (ii) Carbon copies of two typescripts of 'The Smuggler' (folio 42). The first has a few manuscripts corrections. The play was published in ‘Chapman’ xliii-xliv (1986), pages 20-33.
Typescripts of one-act stage plays by Joe Corrie., [Circa 1930]-1965, undated.
Most of the typescripts are undated, and relatively few have been published. Some of the one-act plays were written for amateur drama groups competing in Scottish Community Drama festivals. Joe Corrie sometimes wrote more than one play with the same plot, and he would alter an act of a longer play to make it a one-act play in its own right. He also adapted some of his stage plays for broadcasting.
Typescripts of one-act stage plays with titles from A-Br by Joe Corrie., [Circa 1930]-[circa 1955], undated.
Contains the following plays: (i) 'Ae Fond Kiss', undated (folio 1). A play about Robert Burns. For a related play, see MS.26493, folio l40. (ii) 'Aftermath', circa l930 (folio l5); (iii) 'Assassination', circa l935 (folio 40); (iv) 'At the Sign of the Fallen Angel: a thriller', undated (folio 61); (v) 'The Bad Yin: a Scots play', circa l955 (folio 90); (vi) 'Brief Authority', ?circa l950 (folio ll2).
Typescripts of one-act stage plays with titles from Bu-Ha by Joe Corrie., [Circa 1950]-[circa 1960], undated.
Contains the following plays: (i) 'The Burden of War', circa 1960 (folio 1). This is related to some of the scenes in 'Red Sky at Morning' (MS.26507). (ii) 'The Deer', ?circa 1950 (folio 34); (iii) 'The Editor', circa 1957 (folio 60); (iv) 'The Gold-digger: a Scots comedy', circa 1950 (folio 84); (v) 'The Gold Find', undated (folio ll5); (vi) 'Harry's Wife', undated (folio l36).
Typescripts of one-act stage plays with titles from He-Kim by Joe Corrie., [Circa 1927]-[circa 1955], undated.
Typescripts of one-act stage plays with titles from Kin-Ma by Joe Corrie., ?1939-[circa 1955], undated.
Contains the following plays: (i) “The King o' Kinedder”, circa l955 (folio 1); (ii) 'The Last Day', undated (folio 27); (iii) 'The Life Nut: a comedy', ?1939 (folio 50). The first page of dialogue is missing. (iv) 'The Lion and the Lamb', undated (folio 75); (v) 'Love takes a Turn: a comedy', undated (folio l06); (vi)) “A Man's a Man; or Burns amang the Gentry”, undated (folio l40); The beginning of a play on the same theme as 'Ae Fond Kiss' (MS.26490, folio 1).
Typescripts of one-act stage plays with titles from Ma-N by Joe Corrie., ?1939-?[circa 1955], undated.
Typescripts of one-act stage plays with titles from O-Pl by Joe Corrie., 1958-[circa 1960], undated.
Contains the following plays: (i) 'The Old Pioneer', 1958 (folio 1); (ii) 'The Old Tradition: a rural comedy', circa 1960 (folio 31); (iii) 'The Palace Chimney Sweep', undated (folio 65); (iv) Three versions of 'Playing with Fire', a comedy, undated (folio 89). The first version, which has the title 'There's many a slip', has been typed on the back of part of a typescript of another play, “The Flo'er o' Lowther”.
Typescripts of one-act stage plays with titles from Po-Tu by Joe Corrie., [Circa 1945]-[circa 1960], undated.
Typescripts of one-act stage plays with titles from Tw-Y by Joe Corrie., [Circa 1955]-[circa 1960], undated.
Typescripts of plays., 1914-1920, Undated.
Including:
1. corrected typescripts of "Prisoners of War", 1914, and "Barley, Honey and Wine", circa 1923
2. plays
3. letter, undated, of George Bernard Shaw to Mitchison, commenting on "Barley, Honey and Wine".