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1. Add MS 52947 A

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'Ben Bolt', drama in two acts. Licence sent 20 April 1854 for performance at the Standard. Signed by John Douglass, proprietor. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. For another version see Add. 52946 P. Keywords: peasants, food and dining, theatre, work...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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20 Apr 1854
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2. Add MS 52947 AA

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'A moving tale', farce in one act by Mark Lemon. Licence sent 6 June 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 7 June 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 16, no. 227. Keywords: servants, property, food and dining ff. 25. Mark Lemon, ed...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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6 Jun 1854
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1 item

3. Add MS 52947 B

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'Richard the Third', a ‘burlesque operatic edition of Master Shakespeare's celebrated tragedy’ with additional notes by Malone, ‘arranged expressly’ for the Strand Theatre. Licence sent 21 April 1854 for performance at the Strand 17 April 1854. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Apr 1854
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4. Add MS 52947 BB

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'Athelstane, or, The black mailed warrior', drama in three acts. Licence sent 8 June 1854 for performance at the City of London 12 June 1854. Signed by Austin Lee. Keywords: medieval settings, military, aristocracy, Saxon characters, Danish characters, murder, treason, illness, castles, disg...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Jun 1854
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5. Add MS 52947 C

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'The overland journey to Constantinople as undertaken by Lord Bateman with interesting particulars of the fair Sophia', burlesque in two acts, by R. B. Brough. Licence sent 21 April 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 17 April 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Apr 1854
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1 item

6. Add MS 52947 D

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'The war in Turkey, or, The struggle for liberty', grand naval and military spectacle in two acts. Licence sent 20 April 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 24 April 1854. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. The second act only is bound in this volume; see Add. 52946 KK for first act...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1854
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1 item

7. Add MS 52947 DD

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'Sunshine through the clouds', drama in one act by 'Slingsby Lawrence' (i.e. G. H. Lewes). Licence sent 10 June 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 15 June 1854. Revisions throughout. For a French version (La joie fair peur) see Add. 52947 K and for another English version (‘Hopes and fears’)...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1854
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1 item

8. Add MS 52947 E

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'The beard and moustache movement', a farcical sketch in one act by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 25 April 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 30 April 1854. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Keywords: fashion, pubs and inns, murder, elopement. ff. 22. William E. S...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1854
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1 item

9. Add MS 52947 F

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'Heads or tails', comedietta in one act, by J. P. Simpson. Licence sent 28 April 1854 for performance at the Olympic. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 15, no. 221. Keywords: law and the legal profession, spinsters, family relationships, inheritance, gambling, bachelors. ff. 56. Anon, writer of pl...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1854
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10. Add MS 52947 FF

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'Russia against Turkey, now on trial at Cooke's Arena of Chivalry, before Britannia, assisted by immortal Punch!' extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 14 June 1854 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 19 June 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager and Wm. West, stage man...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1854
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1 item