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Container Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52933 A-HH Language English Name Surrey Theatre, London

1. Add MS 52933 EE

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Add MS 52933 EE
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‘Life’s seasons, or, Hearts and homes’, drama in four acts, almost certainly by John Courtney (torn page obscures author’s name.) Licence sent 4 September 1852 for performance at the Surrey. Names of Mssrs. Shepherd and Creswick appear on title-page as theatre licensees, obscured, like the au...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1852
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 52933 J

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Add MS 52933 J
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‘The devil’s in it’, opera in two acts , with libretto by Alfred Bunn. Licence sent 15 July 1852 for performance at the Surrey 21 July 1852. Letter from the stage manager requesting licence is bound with MS. Text written in two different hands; one using red ink to underline stage directions...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jul 1852
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 52933 Z

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‘The charmed harp’, operetta in one act by John Courtney (music by M. Lutz). Licence sent 24 August 1852 for performance at the Surrey 30 August 1852. Donne’s signature and one other appear on title page. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Two pages...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Aug 1852
Extent:
1 item