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Plays.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Dramatic compositions, arranged for enactment, as by actors on a stage.

Found in 690 Collections and/or Records:

Producer's typescript of 'A Master of Men', a three-act play by Joe Corrie about a colliery manager., [1944, or before.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.26505
Scope and Contents

The typescript gives the dialogue only, but has been interleaved with typed stage directions and notes. The play was first produced by the Citizens' Theatre Company in 1944.

Dates: [1944, or before.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the playwright and author, Joe Corrie (1894-1968). / Typescripts, often with manuscript corrections, of plays by Joe Corrie. / Typescripts of longer stage plays by Joe Corrie.

Productions of the Fifth Estate Theatre Company., 1985-1996.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.11443/1-37
Scope and Contents

Arranged alphabetically by title. The date in square brackets is that of the Fifth Estate production, where this has been possible to establish.

Dates: 1985-1996.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Fifth Estate Theatre Company.

Professional and personal papers of Ethel Bassin; including papers concerning her biography of Francis Tolmie, 'The Old Songs of Skye' (1977).

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7040 Box 1(1)-Box 16(2)
Dates: Majority of material found within 1863, 1908-1977, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Programme and annotated prompt copy of Frederic Mohr`s play "The Admiral Jones", as produced by the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Association.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11004
Dates: 1993.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Prompt copy of the play ‘Cramond brig, or the gude man o’ Ballangeich’, as performed at the Theatre Royal, Sadlers Wells.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.3.43
Dates: 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Prompt-copy of the play 'The hypocrite' by Robert McLellan, used by the Royal Lyceum Theatre Company for their production in Edinburgh in 1967., 1967.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26380
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1967.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the playwright, Robert McLellan, and his family. / Plays written by Robert McLellan. / 'Hypocrite' by Robert McLellan, a play first performed in 1967.

Prompt script of a play of Moray McLaren, "Heather on Fire".

 Item
Identifier: Acc.7122
Dates: 1955.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Prompt scripts of 31 plays performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5085
Dates: 1964-1970.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Prompt scripts of 83 plays performed at The Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.5086/1-84
Dates: [1948-1963].
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Prompt scripts of plays performed at The Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh, with programmes and other related publications.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.4605/1-74
Scope and Contents

A collection of prompt scripts, programmes and printed items relating to The Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh.

Dates: 1946-1968, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Prompt scripts of three plays, "McGonagall, McDonagall", "The Mask" and "The Tay Bridge Disaster", produced at Dundee Repertory Theatre.

 File
Identifier: Acc.5063
Dates: 1968-1969.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Proofs of one-act stage plays by Joe Corrie., [1935, or before], [1965, or before], undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26498
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Galley proofs of ‘A Bride for Heatherhill’ (Glasgow, 1965). (Folio 1.) (ii) Page proofs of ‘Martha’ (Glasgow, 1935). (Folio 7.) The ending differs from the published version. (iii) Corrected galley proofs of the revised version of 'The Poacher', undated. (Folio 11.) For the typescript of this version, see MS.26496, folio 1.

Dates: [1935, or before], [1965, or before], undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the playwright and author, Joe Corrie (1894-1968). / Typescripts, often with manuscript corrections, of plays by Joe Corrie. / Typescripts of one-act stage plays by Joe Corrie.

Prose and verse dramas of John Dunlop of Gairbraid., 1842-1846.

 File
Identifier: MS.9272
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) 'Mary Zembia', 1842 (folio 2);

(ii) 'Voluptas oculorum', undated (folio 74);

(iii) 'Batavia sperans', 1843 (folio 89), followed (folio 137) by an off-print of the ‘Metropolitan Magazine’ containing Act V of the play;

(iv) 'History of the Scottish Secession Church', undated (folio 147);

(v) 'The War of American Independence' with historical notes, 1846 (folio 191).

Dates: 1842-1846.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and legal, financial and other papers of the Dunlop family. / Sermons and literary works of the Dunlop family.

Prose pieces and speeches of Charles Murray., [Circa 1906]-1925, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.27261
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscripts of an unfinished play, 'Education', originally titled 'The Dominie has visitors', undated (folio 1); (ii) Manuscript and typescripts, undated, of three short stories, 'A modern Joseph' (folio 17), 'The Dambrod' under the pseudonym 'Robbie Elrick' (folio 21), and an untitled story, part of which is missing (folio 31); (iii) Manuscripts of and notes for speeches, circa 1906, 1925, undated (folio 48).

Dates: [Circa 1906]-1925, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the poet and South African civil servant, Charles Murray (1864-1941). / Literary work and travel journals of Charles Murray. / Literary work of Charles Murray.

Publicity material and ephemera for 'Rebus: Long Shadows', a stage play by Ian Rankin and Rona Munro; Typescript for 'Sins of the Flesh', a stage play by Ian Rankin., 1985-2018.

 File
Identifier: MS.50515
Scope and Contents Publicity material and ephemera, 2018, for ‘Long Shadows’, a stage play written by Ian Rankin and adapted by Rona Munro. a stage play by Ian Rankin. Folios 1-22.Programme, 2018, for ‘Long Shadows’, from The Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Folios 1-20.Ticket, 20 September 2018, for production of Ian Rankin's stage play 'Long Shadows' at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Folio 21.Ticket, 8 October 2018, for production of Ian Rankin's stage play 'Long Shadows'...
Dates: 1985-2018.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Ian Rankin archive. / Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin. / Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin. / Typescripts and working papers of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin. / Typescripts and working notes of the stage plays of Ian Rankin; with related ephemera.

'Rab Mossgiel', a play about Robert Burns and Jean Armour by Robert McLellan, commissioned by the BBC, (British Broadcasting company), for the Burns Bi-centenary celebrations in 1959., 1958-1959

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26356-26362
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1958-1959
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the playwright, Robert McLellan, and his family. / Plays written by Robert McLellan.

Radio and play scripts of Iain Crichton Smith., 1971-1992, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.12600/3-8
Dates: 1971-1992, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of, and relating to, Iain Crichton Smith.

Radio play by Hector MacLean, titled “Dorsan na h-Oidhche”., 1948.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14975
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The material extracted from MSS.26276-26300 consists chiefly of typescripts of Hector MacIver’s plays and broadcasts.

Dates: 1948.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Gaelic material extracted from the papers of the author, broadcaster and schoolmaster, Hector MacIver (1910-1966).

Radio play by Hector MacLean, undated, titled “Tìr nam Beann”., [1934-1962, undated.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.14974
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The material extracted from MSS.26276-26300 consists chiefly of typescripts of Hector MacIver’s plays and broadcasts.

Dates: [1934-1962, undated.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Gaelic material extracted from the papers of the author, broadcaster and schoolmaster, Hector MacIver (1910-1966).

Radio plays and programmes on Robert Burns by Joe Corrie., 1958-1959, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26520
Scope and Contents

Includes an adaptation (folio 1) by Mary Corrie of 'Robert Burns' (MS.26508) and a dramatised version of “Tam o' Shanter” (folio 64).

Dates: 1958-1959, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the playwright and author, Joe Corrie (1894-1968). / Typescripts, often with manuscript corrections, of plays by Joe Corrie. / Typescripts and radio scripts of plays for broadcasting by Joe Corrie.

Radio plays of Robert James Batchen Sellar., 1933-1961, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.8802/51-65
Dates: 1933-1961, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of and concerning Robert James Batchen Sellar, containing tpescripts of plays and short stories, associated correspondence, and other related material. / Literary papers of Robert James Batchen Sellar, containing plays, scripts and short stories. / Plays of Robert James Batchen Sellar, containing plays, radio plays and plays adapted from novels by various authors.

‘Richard II’ by William Shakespeare (Cambridge, 1939), with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson., 1939.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14396
Dates: 1939.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar. / Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson. / Publications, chiefly written or edited by John Dover Wilson, with manuscript additions chiefly by Dover Wilson. / New Cambridge edition of nineteen of William Shakespeare's plays, with manuscript corrections and annotations by John Dover Wilson on the interleaved pages.

‘Rob Roy’, a national drama based on the novel of Sir Walter Scott, consisting of annotated pages from the book, interleaved with plans of scenery and stage settings, as performed at the Theatre Royal Edinburgh.

 File
Identifier: MS.23061
Scope and Contents

The play was produced on the occasion of Sir Walter Scott’s centenary under the supervision of Mr and Mrs Wyndham.

Dates: 1822-1871.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Satirical and genealogical manuscripts, written in the late eighteenth century., 16th century-18th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.5721A
Scope and Contents The contents are follows.(i) 'Historia y papeles de el Duende Politico', 1735-1736, possibly by Manoel Freire de Silva. It consists of satires on contemporary politics in verse and prose, including an attack on the economic policy of Don José Patiño, chief Secretary of State. (Folio 1.)(ii) 'Vida del sutil critico Duende de Madrid', Manoel Freire de Silva. A biography of him was published in Madrid in 1788. (Folio 144.)(iii) 'Pequeña Pieza Jocoseria...
Dates: 16th century-18th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Sir Robert Liston, diplomatist. / Plans, sketches and literary manuscripts belonging to Sir Robert Liston.

Script and stage adaptation of 'The Abbess of Crewe', by Muriel Spark., 1981, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10989/102-103
Dates: 1981, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Literary papers of Muriel Spark, containing manuscripts, research material for critical works, and papers concerning her autobiography, 'Curriculum vitae'. / Literary papers of Muriel Spark, containing works of prose, poetry and drama. / Adaptations of prose works by Muriel Spark.

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