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1. Add MS 52938 A

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'The obstinate family', farce in one act, adapted from a German original by S. Phelps the younger. Licence sent 17 February 1853 for performance at Sadlers Wells 19 February 1853. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 10, no. 136. Keywords: food and dining, servants. ff. 28. S. Phelps, writer of plays...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1853
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1 item

2. Add MS 52938 AA

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'A strange history’, in nine acts by 'Slingsby Lawrence' (i.e. G. H. Lewes). Licence sent 24 March 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 28 March 1853. Revisions on separate sheets of paper attached to some of the pages. Published in Lacy's, vol. 10, no. 139. Keywords: military, children, land...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 Mar 1853
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1 item

3. Add MS 52938 B

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'Life in Australia, from our own correspondent’, drama in three acts by Mrs. Alfred Phillips. Licence sent 17 February 1853 for performance at the Olympic 21 February 1853. Different types of paper suggest some revisions. Keywords: Ireland, festivals and celebration, working class characters...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1853
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1 item

4. Add MS 52938 DD

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'The Egyptian’, play in five acts by John H. Wilkins. Licence sent 30 March 1853 for performance at the City of London 4 April 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 174. Keywords: Rome, classical civilization, aristocracy, military, murder, letter...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1853
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1 item

5. Add MS 52938 EE

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Index. ff. 1.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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c 1853
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1 item

6. Add MS 52938 J

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'An unfortunate propensity' ('A brilliant affair'), farce in one act. Licence sent 25 February 1853 for performance at the Princess’s 26 February 1853. Includes letter signed by John W. Cole to W. B. Donne (the Examiner) requesting change of title from 'A brilliant affair' to 'An unfortunate ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Feb 1853
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1 item

7. Add MS 52938 K

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'Amakosa, or Scene of Kaffir warfare’, a grand equestrian spectacle in three acts by Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 26 February 1853 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 28 March 1853. Signed by William Cook, Wm. West and W. B. Donne. Keywords: South Africa, animals, black character...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
26 Feb 1853
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1 item

8. Add MS 52938 L

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'Mont Blanc, or, The ice fiend of the Alps’, a supernatural melodrama by A. V. Campbell. Licence sent 26 February 1853 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 16 May 1853. Title page includes paragraph explaining the subject. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book records the stipulation that '...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Feb 1853
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1 item

9. Add MS 52938 O

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'The school for kings’, drama in three acts by Charles A. Somerset. Licence sent 2 March 1853 for performance at Theatre Royal Drury Lane 7 March 1853. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word 'God' be omitted. Keywords: medieval settings, festivals and celebration, food...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1853
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1 item

10. Add MS 52938 P

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'Turkish lovers’, an Eastern spectacular romance in three acts by Captain W. H. Armstrong. Licence sent 3 March 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane 7 March 1853. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words 'God' and 'Oh Lord' be omitted. Includes list of s...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1853
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1 item