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Container Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52963 A-GG Language English Name Britannia Theatre alias Britannia Saloon, Hoxton, Middlesex

1. Add MS 52963 B

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‘Blind man’s bluff, or, The man who would see and couldn’t’, comedy in one act. Licence sent 27 November 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Listed neither in the LCO Day Book Add. 53073 nor Nicoll. Keywords: gardens, seaside settings, science...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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27 Nov 1856
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1 item

2. Add MS 52963 D

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The Cagot; or, Heart for heart, play in five acts by Edmund Falconer. Printed (John Mitchell, 1856), where the author’s name is given as ‘Edmund O’Rourke’. Licence sent 9 December 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 6 December 1856. Note on title page: ‘This play was only sent in to be examin...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Dec 1856
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1 item

3. Add MS 52963 I

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‘Man, or, The seven steps to ruin’, in two acts. Licence sent 13 December 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 15 December 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: working class characters, poverty, gambling, debt and its consequen...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1856
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1 item

4. Add MS 52963 J

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‘Ghost hunter, or, The body in the bosheen’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 13 December 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 13 December 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: ghosts, murder, supernatural, crime, Ireland. ff. 27. Hoxton; Middlesex Britannia Theatre ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1856
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1 item

5. Add MS 52963 M

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‘Hushaby baby on the tree top, or, The comet of 1856 without his tail’, pantomime. Licence sent 13 December 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 13 December 1856. Comic scenes appear before the speaking parts, the reverse of the usual order. Keywords: the press, harlequinade, Crimea,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1856
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1 item

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