Plays.
Found in 690 Collections and/or Records:
'Traitors for the camp, or the death of the king [James I]. A melodramatical tragical poem in three parts' by George Wilson., 1830-1831, 1853.
A note on folio 134 states that the drama was originally written in 1830-1831, but was revised and augmented in 1853.
Translation of ‘Goetz von Berlichingen’ by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, act I to act III, scene 9, in the hand of and presumably by Henrietta, Marchioness of Lothian., [1773, or after.]
At the end of the volume, inverted, are the family trees of various Scottish noble families.
‘Twelfth night’ by William Shakespeare (Cambridge, 1930), with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson., 1930.
‘Two gentlemen of Verona’ by William Shakespeare (Cambridge, 1921), with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson., 1921.
Two manuscript drafts and typescript of the play of Stanley Eveling, "The Lunatic, the Secret Sportsman and the Women next door".
Two melodramas by George Wilson, the author of ‘The Scottish laverock’.
George Wilson, George. 'The Scottish laverock' (Edinburgh, 1829).
Two notebooks and part of a playscript of Naomi Mitchison.
Notebooks concern Africa and family historical research, and the script is on an African theme.
Two plays of Compton Mackenzie, "Wives Without Husbands" and "the Skylight".
Typescript, 1952, with manuscript additions and corrections, of 'Colickie Meg' written 1949-1950, by Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1949-1950, 1952.
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 Most of the manuscripts of his plays are unpublished and undated.
Typescript, 2012, ‘Dark Road’, a stage play by Ian Rankin and Mark Thomson, revised draft; with annotations by Rankin. , 2012.
This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, stage plays of Ian Rankin. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes. Also included are promotional materials and ephemera from performances.
Typescript, 2012, of ‘Dark Road’, entitled 'Untitled, By Ian Rankin & Mark Thomson', early draft; with annotations by Rankin. , 2012.
Includes correspondence, 3 October 2012, from Mark Thomson to Ian Rankin regarding the script. Folio i.
Typescript and broadcast script of a dramatised biography of Robert Burns in three parts by Robert McLellan, broadcast in 'This is my country'., ?1951-1956.
The contents are as follows. (i) Original typescript with manuscript corrections, ?1951 (folio l); (ii) Broadcast script, 1952 (folio 37); (iii) Parts 1 and 2 of the broadcast script, with manuscript corrections, 1956 (folio 97). The corrections were to anglicise the text, and were incorporated into MS.26393, folios 59-109.
Typescript annotated acting copies 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.
Typescript annotated acting copy 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.
Typescript annotated acting copy of ‘Jamie the saxt’ by Robert McLellan, with later revisions in manuscript., [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.
Typescript copies of four plays performed at the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh.
Typescript copies of three plays in Scots of David Purves.
Typescript copy, circa 1969, of 'The watcher', a play of George Mackay Brown; with a film treatment, 1964, of 'Culloden', by John Prebble and Austin Campbell.
Typescript copy of a play of Robert Laing, "The Knight Errant".
Typescript copy of play of David Purves, "The Wal at the World`s End".
Typescript copy of play of John Milligan, "This Titanic Band".
Typescript draft for play 'Warrender Chase'., 1952.
Includes correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts of poetry, short stories and a novel, "Reality and Dreams".
Typescript draft of a dramatization of 'The bride of Lamermoor' (later called 'The last heir’) by Stephen Phillips: version 1, containing the unrevised text of Act I, Act II Scene 1, Act II Scene 2 (part only), and Act III (part only)., 1907-1908.
The first four drafts (MSS.7151-7157) are entitled 'The bride of Lammermoor'.
Typescript draft of a dramatization of 'The bride of Lamermoor' (later called 'The last heir’) by Stephen Phillips: version 2, containing a revised version of Act I, Act II Scenes 1 and 2, Act III (part only)., 1907-1908.
The typescript is identical with that of MS.7151, but contains many manuscript revisions in Stephen Phillips's hand, which are also written out on separate sheets. There are two copies of Act III.
Typescript draft of a dramatization of 'The bride of Lamermoor' (later called 'The last heir’) by Stephen Phillips: version 3, containing a version (marked 'First Version') of Act I, Act II Scene 2, and Act III, made from MS.7152 as revised., 1907-1908.
The typescript draft bears many manuscript revisions by John Martin-Harvey, who has initialled it.