Plays.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Dramatic compositions, arranged for enactment, as by actors on a stage.
Found in 683 Collections and/or Records:
Two plays of Compton Mackenzie, "Wives Without Husbands" and "the Skylight".
File
Identifier: Acc.10186
Dates:
1941.
Typescript, 1952, with manuscript additions and corrections, of 'Colickie Meg' written 1949-1950, by Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1949-1950, 1952.
File
Identifier: MS.26131
Typescript, 2012, ‘Dark Road’, a stage play by Ian Rankin and Mark Thomson, revised draft; with annotations by Rankin. , 2012.
Item
Identifier: MS.50512
Dates:
2012.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working papers of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working notes of the stage plays of Ian Rankin; with related ephemera.
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Typescripts of ‘Dark Road’, a stage play by Ian Rankin and Mark Thomson; with related developmental notes, press release, and ephemera.
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Typescripts, 2012, of 'Dark Road', a stage play by Ian Rankin and Mark Thomson.
Typescript, 2012, of ‘Dark Road’, entitled 'Untitled, By Ian Rankin & Mark Thomson', early draft; with annotations by Rankin. , 2012.
Item
Identifier: MS.50513
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, 3 October 2012, from Mark Thomson to Ian Rankin regarding the script. Folio i.
Dates:
2012.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working papers of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working notes of the stage plays of Ian Rankin; with related ephemera.
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Typescripts of ‘Dark Road’, a stage play by Ian Rankin and Mark Thomson; with related developmental notes, press release, and ephemera.
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Typescripts, 2012, of 'Dark Road', a stage play by Ian Rankin and Mark Thomson.
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.
File
Identifier: MS.26392
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
?1951-1956.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the playwright, Robert McLellan, and his family.
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Broadcasts written for radio and television by Robert McLellan.
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Dramatised biography of Robert Burns in three parts by Robert McLellan, broadcast in 'This is my country', a radio series for Scottish schools.
Typescript annotated acting copies of ‘Jamie the saxt’ by Robert McLellan., [1937, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26335-26336
Typescript annotated acting copy of ‘Jamie the saxt’ by Robert McLellan., [1937, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.26335
Dates:
[1937, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the playwright, Robert McLellan, and his family.
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Plays written by Robert McLellan.
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Typescripts of ‘Jamie the saxt’ by Robert McLellan.
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Typescript annotated acting copies of ‘Jamie the saxt’ by Robert McLellan.
Typescript annotated acting copy of ‘Jamie the saxt’ by Robert McLellan, with later revisions in manuscript., [1937, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.26336
Dates:
[1937, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the playwright, Robert McLellan, and his family.
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Plays written by Robert McLellan.
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Typescripts of ‘Jamie the saxt’ by Robert McLellan.
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Typescript annotated acting copies of ‘Jamie the saxt’ by Robert McLellan.
Typescript copies of four plays performed at the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh.
Series
Identifier: Acc.7014/1-4
Dates:
1954-1959.
Typescript copies of three plays in Scots of David Purves.
File
Identifier: Acc.10603
Dates:
1987-1989.
Typescript copy of a play of Robert Laing, "The Knight Errant".
Item
Identifier: Acc.8313
Dates:
1980.
Typescript copy of play, circa 1969, of George Mackay Brown, "The Watcher".
File
Identifier: Acc.8735
Scope and Contents
With film treatment, 1964, of John Prebble and Austin Campbell, "Culloden".
Dates:
1964-circa 1969.
Typescript copy of play of David Purves, "The Wal at the World`s End".
Item
Identifier: Acc.9027
Dates:
1985.
Typescript copy of play of John Milligan, "This Titanic Band".
Item
Identifier: Acc.9361
Dates:
1986.
Typescript draft for play 'Warrender Chase'., 1952.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/158
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.
Item
Identifier: MS.7151
Dates:
1907-1908.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Successive typescript texts, fragmentary notes, and revisions of 'The last heir', a dramatization, in four acts, of ‘The bride of Lammermoor’ by Sir Walter Scott, made for Sir John Martin-Harvey by Stephen Phillips; together with an orchestral score by Norman O'Neill.
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.
File
Identifier: MS.7152
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1907-1908.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Successive typescript texts, fragmentary notes, and revisions of 'The last heir', a dramatization, in four acts, of ‘The bride of Lammermoor’ by Sir Walter Scott, made for Sir John Martin-Harvey by Stephen Phillips; together with an orchestral score by Norman O'Neill.
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.
Item
Identifier: MS.7153
Scope and Contents
The typescript draft bears many manuscript revisions by John Martin-Harvey, who has initialled it.
Dates:
1907-1908.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Successive typescript texts, fragmentary notes, and revisions of 'The last heir', a dramatization, in four acts, of ‘The bride of Lammermoor’ by Sir Walter Scott, made for Sir John Martin-Harvey by Stephen Phillips; together with an orchestral score by Norman O'Neill.
Typescript draft of a dramatization of 'The bride of Lamermoor' (later called 'The last heir’) by Stephen Phillips: version 4, Act I., 1907-1908.
Item
Identifier: MS.7154
Dates:
1907-1908.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Successive typescript texts, fragmentary notes, and revisions of 'The last heir', a dramatization, in four acts, of ‘The bride of Lammermoor’ by Sir Walter Scott, made for Sir John Martin-Harvey by Stephen Phillips; together with an orchestral score by Norman O'Neill.
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Typescript draft of a dramatization of 'The bride of Lamermoor' (later called 'The last heir’) by Stephen Phillips: version 4, duplicate versions of MS.7153, containing Acts I, II (complete) and III.
Typescript draft of a dramatization of 'The bride of Lamermoor' (later called 'The last heir’) by Stephen Phillips: version 4, Act II, Scene 1., 1907-1908.
Item
Identifier: MS.7155
Dates:
1907-1908.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Successive typescript texts, fragmentary notes, and revisions of 'The last heir', a dramatization, in four acts, of ‘The bride of Lammermoor’ by Sir Walter Scott, made for Sir John Martin-Harvey by Stephen Phillips; together with an orchestral score by Norman O'Neill.
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Typescript draft of a dramatization of 'The bride of Lamermoor' (later called 'The last heir’) by Stephen Phillips: version 4, duplicate versions of MS.7153, containing Acts I, II (complete) and III.
Typescript draft of a dramatization of 'The bride of Lamermoor' (later called 'The last heir’) by Stephen Phillips: version 4, Act III Scene 1., 1907-1908.
Item
Identifier: MS.7156
Dates:
1907-1908.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Successive typescript texts, fragmentary notes, and revisions of 'The last heir', a dramatization, in four acts, of ‘The bride of Lammermoor’ by Sir Walter Scott, made for Sir John Martin-Harvey by Stephen Phillips; together with an orchestral score by Norman O'Neill.
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Typescript draft of a dramatization of 'The bride of Lamermoor' (later called 'The last heir’) by Stephen Phillips: version 4, duplicate versions of MS.7153, containing Acts I, II (complete) and III.
Typescript draft of a dramatization of 'The bride of Lamermoor' (later called 'The last heir’) by Stephen Phillips: version 4, Act III Scene 2., 1907-1908.
Item
Identifier: MS.7157
Dates:
1907-1908.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Successive typescript texts, fragmentary notes, and revisions of 'The last heir', a dramatization, in four acts, of ‘The bride of Lammermoor’ by Sir Walter Scott, made for Sir John Martin-Harvey by Stephen Phillips; together with an orchestral score by Norman O'Neill.
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Typescript draft of a dramatization of 'The bride of Lamermoor' (later called 'The last heir’) by Stephen Phillips: version 4, duplicate versions of MS.7153, containing Acts I, II (complete) and III.
Typescript draft of a dramatization of 'The bride of Lamermoor' (later called 'The last heir’) by Stephen Phillips: version 4, duplicate versions of MS.7153, containing Acts I, II (complete) and III., 1907-1908.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7154-7157
Scope and Contents
The text bears revisions in John Martin-Harvey's hand, and MSS.7154-7156 have been initialled by him.
Dates:
1907-1908.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Successive typescript texts, fragmentary notes, and revisions of 'The last heir', a dramatization, in four acts, of ‘The bride of Lammermoor’ by Sir Walter Scott, made for Sir John Martin-Harvey by Stephen Phillips; together with an orchestral score by Norman O'Neill.
Typescript draft of act 1 of ‘Shall we join the ladies?’ by Sir James Matthew Barrie, with corrections and revisions in the hand of the author., [Circa 1921.]
Item
Identifier: MS.6625
Scope and Contents
A stemma, with explanatory notes, has been inserted in this volume.
Dates:
[Circa 1921.]