Plays.
Found in 468 Collections and/or Records:
‘Tempest’ by William Shakespeare (Cambridge, 1921), with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson., 1921.
‘Tempest’ by William Shakespeare, reprinted second edition (Cambridge, 1948), in limp covers, with manuscript corrections and annotations by Dover Wilson., 1948.
'The Old Byre at Clashmore', a play for radio by Robert McLellan., 1965.
The part of Nessie was written for the actress Effie Morrison.
'The Wheel', a play by Joe Corrie about Cain and Abel., 1946, [circa 1955], undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) Carbon copy of the original typescript, undated (folio 1); (ii) BBC script of the broadcast, 1946 (folio 22); (iii) BBC script of a broadcast in Hindustani, 1946 (folio 42); (iv) Typescript of a version for television, circa l955 (folio 66).
Third typescript of ‘The Wallace’ by Sydney Goodsir Smith, with preliminary pages in R L C Lorimer's hand., 1959.
Three-act play, undated, by Joe Corrie titled "In Time o' Strife" and set in an English mining town., [1926-1965.]
The plot is not the same as in MS.26504, and the opening scene is related to that of 'Black Earth' (MS.26499). The first page of Act 3 bears the title 'Strikers' (folio 61).
Three typescript versions of "The Hoolit's Nest", a three-act comedy by Joe Corrie set in 1780 with the alternative title, 'Rory the Reiver'., [Circa 1945]-[circa 1955.]
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.
Three typescripts of ‘The Carlin Moth’ by Robert McLellan, first produced on radio in 1946., 1945.
The first two typescripts (folios l, 35) have manuscript corrections by Robert McLellan. The third (folio 70) is dated 1945 and contains instructions to the printer.
‘Titus Andronicus’ by William Shakespeare (Cambridge, 1930), with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson., 1930.
'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.
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 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.
Typescript draft of a dramatization of 'The bride of Lamermoor' (later called 'The last heir’) by Stephen Phillips: version 4, Act I., 1907-1908.
The text bears revisions in John Martin-Harvey's hand, and MSS.7154-7156 have been initialled by him.