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1. Add MS 52941 B

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'Chesterfield Thinskin', a farce in one act by J. M. Maddox. Licence sent 20 June 1853 for performance at the Princess’s 20 July 1853. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words 'God' and 'damn' be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 167. Keywords: spinsters, age a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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20 Jun 1853
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1 item

2. Add MS 52941 C

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'Minnigrey', a romantic drama in two acts by James Elphinstone, ‘adapted from the tale lately publishing in the London Journal’. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 25 June 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. Three other versions were licenced in April 1852; one by ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1853
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1 item

3. Add MS 52941 D

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'Spirit rappings and table movings, or, The mahogany polka', farce in one act. Licence sent 22 June 1853 for performance at the City of London 27 June 1853. Signed by William Serle. For analogues see Add. 52940 R and 52941 G. Keywords: spiritualism, the supernatural, ghosts, science and tec...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1853
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1 item

4. Add MS 52941 E

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'The new Tontine, or, The gold seekers of Carpentara' ('The gold seekers'), drama in four acts by Thomas H. Webb. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Queen's 27 June 1853. Signed by C. F. James, lessee and manager. Written in different hands and on different styles of paper. So...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1853
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1 item

5. Add MS 52941 F

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'The camp at Chobham', farce in one act by Mark Lemon. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 30 June 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Published in Lacy's, supplementary vol. 3, and Webster’s, vol. 17. Keywords: family relationships, milita...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1853
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1 item

6. Add MS 52941 G

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'The media, or, Table moving', a comedietta in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 25 June 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. For analogues see Add. 52940 R and 52941 D. Keywords: spiritualism, the supernatural, ghosts, science and technolo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1853
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1 item

7. Add MS 52941 H

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Benvenuto Cellini, lyric play in three acts (for the music by Hector Berlioz). Printed (Brettell, n.d.). Libretto (by L. de Wailly and A. Barbier) in Italian with English translation. Licence sent 25 June 1853 for performance at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden. Passages to be omitted...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Italian
Date Range:
25 Jun 1853
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1 item

8. Add MS 52941 I

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'The merchant of Venice preserved' ('Shylock, a Jerusalem hearty-joke'), burlesque in one act. Licence sent 1 July 1853 for performance at the Olympic 4 July 1853. Signed by W. Farren, manager. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 11, no. 159, and there att...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1853
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1 item

9. Add MS 52941 J

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'Three cheers for charity, or, A night’s wonders!', petit drama in one act, written for, and presented to, the Spitalfields Benevolent Society under the patronage of the Knights of Trafalgar, by Andrew Campbell. Licence sent 2 July 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 6 July 1853. Signe...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Jul 1853
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1 item

10. Add MS 52941 K

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'Sambodampalus', burlesque in one act by J. H. Tully. Licence sent 4 July 1853 for performance at the Strand circa 7 July 1853. Annotation asking for the grant of a licence signed by J. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. Keywords: black characters, English characters, Africa, aristocracy, t...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jul 1853
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1 item