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1. Add MS 52959 A

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‘The fairy fernflower, or, The goblin mine’ (‘The baron’s daughter, or Old Mother Kock’), burletta in two acts. Licence sent 20 March 1856 for performance at the Marylebone 24 March 1856. Minor revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatures, s...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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20 Mar 1856
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1 item

2. Add MS 52959 AA

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‘The wild tribes of London’, drama in two acts by C. Hazlewood. Licence sent 31 May 1856 for performance at City of London 31 May 1856. Cover signed Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: gambling, debt and its consequences, crime. ff. 20. Colin Henry Hazlewood, dramatist and low comedi...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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31 May 1856
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1 item

3. Add MS 52959 B

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The postman’s knock, musical farce in one act by L. M. Thornton. Printed (n.d.) Licence sent 22 March 1856 for performance at the Surrey 10 April 1856. Songs included in MS. Keywords: pubs and inns, land and farming, elopement. ff. 11. Lewis Mansel Thornton, writer of plays: London; Secul...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1856
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1 item

4. Add MS 52959 BB

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‘A snake in the grass’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 4 June 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 9 June 1856. Cover signed Ro. Conquest, proprietor and manager. Keywords: science and technology, poisoning, French influence, debt and its consequences, murder. ff. 61. London; Secu...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1856
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1 item

5. Add MS 52959 C

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‘Good Queen Bess’, burlesque in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 22 March 1856 for performance at the Strand 24 March 1856. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: Early Modern settings, politicians, pubs and inns. ff. 36. Charles James Collins, writer of plays: London. Secu...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1856
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1 item

6. Add MS 52959 CC

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‘The czar’, historical drama in two acts. Licence sent 6 June 1856 for performance at the Strand 11 June 1856. Actors’ names listed alongside dramatis personae. Some revisions to text. Keywords: Russian characters, aristocracy, Jewish characters, Russian imperialism, treason, orphans. ff. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1856
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1 item

7. Add MS 52959 D

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‘Retribution’, domestic drama in four acts by Tom Taylor, based on Le loi de talion by Charles de Bernard. Licence sent 26 March 1856 for performance at the Olympic 12 May 1856. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 27, no. 391. Keywords: French influence, educati...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1856
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1 item

8. Add MS 52959 DD

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‘Going to see the fireworks’, farce in one act by Colbert Harding. Licence sent 11 June 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 11 June 1856. Signed C. Cardinil, 9 Stanhope Street, Glo’ster Gate, Regent’s Park in same hand as MS. Actor’s names listed alongside dramatis personae. Keywords:...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Jun 1856
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1 item

9. Add MS 52959 E

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‘The enchanted lake, or, The fisherman and the genie’, burletta in one act “freely translated from the Arabic” by J. F. Baird. Licence sent 14 April 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 14 April 1856. Note on cover signed with initials by John Kemble: ‘There is an ir...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1856
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1 item

10. Add MS 52959 EE

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Index. ff. 2.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1856
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1 item