The ticket-of-leave man. 1863.

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The ticket-of-leave man. 1863.

"The ticket-of-leave man" was Taylor's best play, based on "Le Retour de Melun" by Brisebarre and Nuz. The two copies of the play are: 1. The prompt copy for the Australian production by Walter Bentley's company (ca. 1876?). This consists of the printed playscript mounted into a small note book. The text is extensively revised and annotated with stage directions, sketches of stage lay-outs, property lists, sound effects, etc. 2. W.J. Wilson's copy, which is also extensively annotated for his production of the play, 1868. The play was first performed in London in 1865 and it was one of the first melodramas to deal with criminal life in London.

3 cm. (2 copies)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7077496

Libraries Australia

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Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880

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Tom Taylor (19 October 1817 – 12 July 1880) was an English dramatist, critic, biographer, public servant, and editor of Punch magazine. Taylor had a brief academic career, holding the professorship of English literature and language at University College, London in the 1840s, after which he practised law and became a civil servant. At the same time he became a journalist, most prominently as a contributor to, and eventually editor of Punch. In addition to these vocations, Taylor began a theat...

Brisebarre, Édouard, 1818-1871

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Epithet: dramatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000623.0x000076 ...

Wilson, W. J., fl. 1877-1907.

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W.J. Wilson was born circa 1840 in London. He emigrated to Australia in 1855 and pursued his occupation as a painter of stage backdrops and scenery, later moving into theatrical management. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1877-1907. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225829995 ...

Nus, Eugène, 1816-1894

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