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1. Add MS 52945 AA

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'The anonymous letter', farce in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 23 February 1854 for performance at the Strand 27 February 1854. Request for licence written and signed by W. Allcroft. Keywords: pubs and inns, letters, Irish characters, impersonation, disguise, cross-dressing. ff....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Feb 1854
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1 item

2. Add MS 52945 B

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‘Eustache', drama in three acts by John Courtney. Licence sent 9 January 1854 for performance at the Surrey. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 15, no. 224, as Eustache Baudin. Keywords: land and farming, French influence, military, food and dining, orphans, servants, fashion, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1854
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1 item

3. Add MS 52945 BB

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'To oblige Benson', farce in one act by 'John Roakes', (i.e. Tom Taylor). Licence sent 24 February 1854 for performance at the Olympic 6 March 1854. Detailed description of set. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 208. Keywords: landlords and property, letters, seaside settings, flirtatio...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Feb 1854
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1 item

4. Add MS 52945 C

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'Gin and water, or, The times we live in', drama in three acts. Licence sent 11 January 1854 for performance at the Victoria 16 January 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Songs included in MS. For other versions, see Add. 52945 V and 52945 W. Keywords: drinking ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jan 1854
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1 item

5. Add MS 52945 CC

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'Charity's love', drama in three acts by John Wilkins. Licence sent 28 February 1854 for performance at the City of London 6 March 1854. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: inheritance, military, Spanish influence, murder, English characters. ff. 49. John Henry Wilkins, wri...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Feb 1854
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1 item

6. Add MS 52945 D

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'A struggle for gold, or, A mother's prayer and the adventurer of Mexico', drama in five acts by Edward Stirling. Licence sent 16 January 1854 for performance at the City of London 23 January 1854. Signed by managers Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. For other versions, see Add. 52937 S, 52944...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jan 1854
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1 item

7. Add MS 52945 DD

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'Away with melancholy', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 1 March 1854 for performance at the Princess’ 13 March 1854. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 196. Keywords: lodgers and boarding houses, Bath...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1854
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 52945 EE

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'The letter', farce in one act. Licence sent 2 March 1854 for performance at the Princess’s 1 March 1854. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in dark blue. Keywords: travel, nautical interest, food and dining, family relationships, letters. ff. 17. Anon, writer of plays: 'The let...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1854
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1 item

9. Add MS 52945 FF

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'My cook and housekeeper' ('The first fib'), farce in one act. Licence sent 3 March 1854 for performance at Theatre Royal Drury Lane 9 March 1854. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words 'O Lord' and the sentence 'He would tell a lie to the Bisho...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1854
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 52945 H

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Additional scenes for ‘a drama licenced last year, entitled "The search for gold, or Greenleaf and Redberry", also the "Sea of ice" to be added to the original title’. Licence sent 26 January 1854 for performance at the Standard. Not listed in the LCO Day Book Add. 53073 or Nicoll. The origi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1854
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1 item