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Collection Area Western Manuscripts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708

1341. Add MS 52976 H

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'The maid and the magpie, or, The fatal spoon', burlesque in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 12 October 1858 for performance at the Strand. Words of songs included in text. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a passage about Baron Rothschild be omitted. Published in L...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1858
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1 item

1342. Add MS 52976 I

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'Good hearts, or, Honesty is the best policy', drama in three acts. Licence sent 22 October 1858 for performance at the Surrey. Not listed in the LCO Day Book Add. 53703. Contains considerable cuts and revisions in ink and pencil and pasted-in slips. There is a note 'For a better direction...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1858
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1 item

1343. Add MS 52976 J

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'The Amazon's oath, or, The hour of one!', romantic drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 October 1858 for performance at the Queen's. Title page signed C .J. James. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that one phrase be omitted. Keywords: Spanish Inquisition, bandits, robbers, ki...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1858
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1 item

1344. Add MS 52976 K

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'The woman of the world', drama in three acts. Licence sent 25 October 1858 for performance at the Victoria 2 November 1858. Request for licence written by Isaac Cohen and signed by J. J. Towers. Text written by Isaac Cohen. This text is a variation on the version of the drama licensed as A...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1858
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1 item

1345. Add MS 52976 L

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'A tenant for life', farce in one act by W. Phelps. Licence sent 26 October 1858 for performance at Sadlers Wells 30 October 1858. Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Keywords: bachelors, servants, lodgers, eviction, lawyers, widows, courtship, engagement, letters, popular mus...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1858
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1 item

1346. Add MS 52976 M

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'The little savage', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 26 October 1858 for performance at the Strand. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 38, no. 557. Keywords: Family relationships, servants, courtship, le...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1858
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1 item

1347. Add MS 52976 N

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'Wooing in jest and loving in earnest', comedietta in one act by A. C. Troughton. Licence sent 26 October 1858 for performance at the Strand. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 37, no. 555. Keywords: widows, military, rural ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1858
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1 item

1348. Add MS 52976 O

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'The fugitives, or, A tale of India', drama in three acts by G. Conquest. Licence sent 28 October 1858 for performance at the Grecian Theatre 1 November 1858. Title page signed Ro. Conquest. See also Add. 52978L. Keywords: British Empire, Indian Mutiny, Hindus and Hinduism, India, Christian...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1858
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1 item

1349. Add MS 52976 P

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'The brigand's secret', original drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 1 November 1858 for performance at the Britannia Saloon. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Words for songs given in text. Keywords: Italian settings, Italian character names, brigands, robbery, disguise,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1858
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1 item

1350. Add MS 52976 Q

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Friends and foes, original comedy in two acts by Tom Roberts. Printed (Chatham; R. Taylor, n.d.). Licence sent 28 April 1858 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Rochester. Dedicated to Mrs. Parker. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the word 'damn' be omitted wherever it...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1858
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1 item