Search

Container Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52965 A-CC Language English

1. Add MS 52965 A

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52965 A
Title:
Scope & Content:
'In place and out of place, or, Acting mad', farce in one act. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance the same day at the Adelphi. Several of the first few pages are cut into a number of shreds. ‘Alex Fisher, Prompter. Adelphi. Washington D.C. John Rose, Prompter, National Theatre, New Yo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 52965 AA

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52965 AA
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Quadroona, or, The man of crime', drama in two acts. Licence sent 28 April 1857 for performance at the Garrick the same day. For other versions, see Add. 52967 R. Keywords: nautical interest, military, poisoning, crime, kidnapping, children, orphans, aristocracy. ff. 12. Whitechapel; Midd...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 52965 B

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52965 B
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The red man of Hammelberg, or, The price of life' ('The red man, or The headsman'), drama in two acts by William Seaman. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Victoria the same day. Request for licence signed J. J. Towers. Some revisions to text. Keywords: German influence, poli...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 52965 BB

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52965 BB
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Fearful tragedy in the Seven Dials', farce in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 30 April 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 4 May 1857. Request for licence signed Benjamin Webster. See Add. 52966 Z. Published in Lacy's, vol. 31, no. 452. Keywords: working class characters, drinking ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 52965 C

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52965 C
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The three brothers of Normandy, or, The compact of life and death', drama in three acts. Licence sent 7 April 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Songs included in MS. Keywords: Austerlitz, Austria, military, French characters, F...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 52965 CC

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52965 CC
Title:
Scope & Content:
Index ff. 2.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 52965 D

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52965 D
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Pride and poverty, or, The real poor of London', drama in two acts by Ben Barnett and J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 3 March 1857 for performance at the Strand. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: London, poverty, working class characters, debt and its consequences, crime. ff. 15. Benjamin Bar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1857
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 52965 E

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52965 E
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Angel or devil', drama in one act by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 7 April 1857 for performance at the Lyceum 2 March 1857. Intended date of performance is listed on cover as 2 March 1857. Published in Lacy's, vol. 29, no. 434. Keywords: French influence, Revolutionary France, revolution, aris...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 52965 F

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52965 F
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The strawberry girl, or, Fashion and famine', drama in two acts by C. W. Taylor. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Strand 2 March 1857. For other versions, see Add. 52952 D. Does not appear to be listed in the LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: children, poverty, family rel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 52965 G

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52965 G
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Spare the rod and spoil the child', drama in three acts by William Travers. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at City of London Theatre the same day. Cover signed "Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee" and "Mr. William Travers (the author)". Nicoll attributes the play to W. Fraser. Keyw...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item