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1. Add MS 52960 A

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‘A conjugal lesson’, farce in one act by Henry Danvers. Licence sent 11 June 1856 for performance at the Olympic 3 July 1856. Letter requesting licence signed by W. J. Emden bound in with MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 27, no. 392. For another version, see Add. 52958 P. Keywords: natural ph...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Jun 1856
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2. Add MS 52960 AA

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‘The wide, wide world’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 18 August 1856 for performance at the Standard 18 August 1856. Cover signed J. Douglas, proprietor. Keywords: London, poverty, mourning, imprisonment, orphans, crime. ff. 27. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Standard Theatre: '...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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18 Aug 1856
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3. Add MS 52960 BB

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‘Auld Robin Gray, or, The hand and the heart’, drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 22 August 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 22 August 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Letter signed by G. Smith bound in with MS. Two different forms of paper used. See ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Aug 1856
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4. Add MS 52960 CC

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‘The rolling stone’, petite comedy in one act by John Vandenbergh. Licence sent 22 August 1856 for performance at the Strand 22 August 1856. Keywords: musicians, education, art and artists, science and technology, military. ff. 46. John Vandenbergh, writer of plays: London. Secular Institut...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Aug 1856
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5. Add MS 52960 D

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Myrrha, tragedy in five acts by Vittorio Alfieri. Printed (1855). Italian with French translation. Licence requested for performance at the Lyceum but refused 26 June 1856. Actors’ names written alongside dramatis personae. With Add, 52960 B, C, I, M and N, intended to be part of the season...
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Western Manuscripts
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English, French, and Italian
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26 Jun 1856
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1 item

6. Add MS 52960 DD

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Index. ff. 2.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1856
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1 item

7. Add MS 52960 E

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‘Music hath charms’, farce in one act by David Fisher. Licence sent 27 June 1856 for performance at the Princess 7 July 1856. Speaking cues and stage directions are underlined in red. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 63. Keywords: French influence, lodgers and boarding houses, dance. ff. 18. Davi...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1856
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1 item

8. Add MS 52960 F

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‘The custom of the country, or, Yankee help’, farce in one act by -- Walcott. Licence sent 27 June 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 30 June 1856. ‘Property of Mr. B. Williams’ written on cover. Actors’ names included in MS. John Proctor listed as ‘prompter’. Nicoll lists the play under ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1856
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1 item

9. Add MS 52960 G

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‘The storm visitor, or, The avenging gift’, drama in two acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 27 June 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 27 June 1856. Keywords: natural phenomena, death, land and farming, debt and its consequences, dance, crime. ff. 33. William Travers, dramatist: Hox...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1856
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10. Add MS 52960 H

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‘Mr. Hughes at home’, petite comedy in one act. Licence sent 27 June 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 2 July 1856. Request for licence signed J. B. Buckstone. Keywords: theatre, dance, bachelors, widows. ff. 15. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Theatre Royal, Hay...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1856
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1 item