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1. Add MS 52932 A

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‘The pearl of Rouen, or, Two in one’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 26 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Manchester, 24 April 1852. Each act lists ‘34 North Bank’ on first page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that two short phrases in French be omitted. Key...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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26 Apr 1852
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1 item

2. Add MS 52932 B

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‘The lucky Friday’, serio-comic drama in one act by A. S. Wigan. Licence sent 29 April 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 7 May 1852. ‘New Farce’ appears on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word ‘damned’ be omitted. Keywords: property, animals, the su...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
29 Apr 1852
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1 item

3. Add MS 52932 C

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‘Honor is before titles’ (‘Nobs and snobs’), drama in three acts by Charles Reade. Licence sent 30 April 1852 for performance at the Strand 30 April 1852. Inside cover lists ‘C. Read, Garrick Club, King St, Covent Garden.’ Another signature, possibly the theatre manager’s, appears on covers ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1852
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1 item

4. Add MS 52932 D

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‘Venus with a tippet on!’ musical comic drama in one act by Charles A. Somerset. Licence sent 30 April 1852 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 5 July 1852. Theatre manager’s name on the title-page. Songs included in MS. For another version, see LC Plays Add. 52932 I. Keywords: art and a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1852
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1 item

5. Add MS 52932 E

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‘Just my luck!’ (altered from ‘Mind your own business’), farce in one act by Alfred Maltby. Licence sent 1 May 1852 for performance at the Royal Olympic 3 May 1852. Signed by W. Farren. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Nicoll lists a performance of ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1 May 1852
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1 item

6. Add MS 52932 I

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‘A critical position’, farce in one act. Licence sent 6 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Manchester 10 May 1852. Signed by John Knowles. Title page instructs that ‘Licence may be left at 360 Oxford Street for Mr. Knowles’. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1852
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1 item

7. Add MS 52932 J

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‘Eulalie and Vermilion, or, The charmed arrow’ ('The charmed lesson'), a ‘tragic-comic-melodramatic-historical-spectacular-fanciful-fairy-like-operatic and terpsichorean-burlesque-extravaganza’, in a prologue and two acts by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 8 May 1852 for performance at the Grecian ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 1852
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1 item

8. Add MS 52932 K

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‘Sea and land’, drama in three acts by Mark Lemon. Licence sent 13 May 1852 for performance at the Adelphi 17 May 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions to text throughout. Large numbers pencilled in throughout. Keywords: disabled characters, nautical d...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 May 1852
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1 item

9. Add MS 52932 L

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‘The language of flowers’, farce in one act by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 17 May 1852 for performance at the Royal Olympic 20 May 1852. Signed by W. Farren. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. A play titled ‘The bouquet, or, The language of flowers’, w...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 May 1852
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1 item

10. Add MS 52932 O

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‘The secret pass, or, The khan’s daughter’, melodrama in two acts by E. Fitzball. Licence sent 22 May 1852 for performance at the Surrey 31 May 1852. Mssrs. Shepherd and Creswick listed on title page. Copyist’s name and address listed on last page. Songs included in MS. Keywords: Muslims a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 May 1852
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1 item