Plays.
Found in 685 Collections and/or Records:
Duplicated typescript, of the radio adaption of the play, 'The Flouers o Edinburgh' by Robert McLellan, with manuscript notes by the producer, James Crampsey., 1951.
The play was first produced in 1947.
Duplicated typescript, undated, of 'Jonet Douglas. A historical play of the reign of James V, of Scotland’ by Edith Anne Robertson., Early 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Educated in Glasgow and Germany, in 1919 Edith Anne married James A Robertson who became Professor of Biblical Criticism at Aberdeen University. Her publications included a life of St Francis Xavier as well as poems in English and Scots.
Duplicated typescript, undated of 'Love was reiver', a one-act play by Edith Anne Robertson., Early 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Educated in Glasgow and Germany, in 1919 Edith Anne married James A Robertson who became Professor of Biblical Criticism at Aberdeen University. Her publications included a life of St Francis Xavier as well as poems in English and Scots.
Duplicated typescript, undated, of Robert McLellan's 'Pageant of Dumbarton' adapted by Robin Richardson and Charles Baptiste., ?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.
Duplicated typescript, undated, of the play ‘Jamie the Saxt’ by Robert McLellan, annotated for production by the Citizens' Theatre, probably for their production in 1953., 1953.
Duplicated typescript, undated of the play, 'The Flouers o Edinburgh' by Robert McLellan., [1947, or before.]
The typescript was used by the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh, and has manuscript notes for their production.
Duplicated typescript, undated, of the play ‘The flouers o Edinburgh’ by Robert McLellan., [Before 1952.]
The typescript contains annotations, probably by a member of the Citizens' Theatre for their production in 1952.
Duplicated typescript with manuscript revisions for the television production of ‘Young Auchinleck’ by Robert McLellan., 1965.
The revisions are not in Robert McLellan's hand. Act I, scene 1 is omitted, since it was not included in the televised version.
Duplicated typescripts of 'Blood upon the Rose: a play in three acts' by George Moncrieff-Scott, with annotations, probably used in the production of the play at the Edinburgh Festival in 1957., [?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.
DVD of a BBC `Play for Today` production of `The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black, Black Oil` by John McGrath.
John McGrath`s play, `The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil`, was toured round the Highlands of Scotland by 7:84 (Scotland) Theatre Company in 1973. The following year, a television version of the play was broadcast as part of the BBC`s `Play for Today` season. Adapted by John McGrath, this showed excerpts from the play as performed by the Company at Dornie village hall, intercut with dramatised scenes from Highland history and interviews with Scots of the time.
Early draft of 'Mary Stewart' by Robert McLellan, consisting of both manuscript and heavily re-worked typescript., ?1950.
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.
Early plays of Robert McLellan., 1934-1950.
The contents are as follows. (i) Corrected typescript and page-proofs of ‘Jeddart Justice: a Border comedy’ (Glasgow, 1934) (folio l); (ii) Corrected typescript of 'The Flight of Graidhne: a Celtic folk-tale in one act', ?1934 (folio 25); (iii) Typescripts, ?1935 and 1950, of ‘The Changeling’ (folio 49). This was first published in ‘Scottish one-act plays’, edited J M Reid (Edinburgh, 1935).
Early typescript with numerous 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.
Early version of ‘What every woman knows’ by Sir James Matthew Barrie, consisting of Act II, stage directions for Act III, and Act IV.
The final version of the play produced in 1908 is almost entirely rewritten, but the main characters and situations are recognizable in this early version: John and Maggie Shand correspond to John and Anna Wetheral here, Lady Sybil Lazenby to Lady Sybil Tenterden, and the Comtesse de la Brière to the Duchess of Uplands.
Eleven playscripts; with three television scripts and parts of scripts mainly relating to Scottish Television productions.
A small collection of theatre and television scripts, 1967-1975 and undated, gathered by Michael Barry, writer and producer, when he was working in Scottish television and theatre during that period. With a copy of Barry’s play, ‘The Tay Bridge Disaster’.
Essays, plays and poetry of James Johnston written while a student at the Royal Military College of Science., c.1960-1963
Fair typescript of the first draft of the play 'My dear, dear sister!' by Robert McLellan., October 1970.
The play was completed in 1970.
First draft of parts of ‘Ten thousand a year’ by Samuel Warren, and a manuscript of an apparently unpublished play based thereon., [1839, or before-1841, or after.]
The contents are as follows.
(i) First draft of Parts I-V and XIV-XVIII of 'Ten thousand a year'. (Folio 1.)
(ii) Manuscript, undated, of an apparently unpublished play based on 'Ten thousand a year'. There are two versions of act III, scenes ii and iii, and an additional scene in another hand, which has been inserted after act IV, scene i. (Folio 62.)
First draft typescript, with a few manuscript corrections of the play 'Rab Mossgiel' by Robert McLellan., February 1958.
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.
First fair typescript of 'Mary Stewart' by Robert McLellan., 1951.
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.
First fair typescript of the play 'The hypocrite' by Robert McLellan., 1966.
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.
First typescript of ‘Young Auchinleck’ by Robert McLellan, with manuscript corrections and additions., ?1960-?1961.
First typescript with manuscript corrections and additions of 'Kirstan and the Vikar: a parable in Scots' by Robert McLellan., ?1959.
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.