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11. Add MS 52998 M

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'Hunting a widow', farce in one act. Licence sent 5 December 1860 for performance at the Surrey. Keywords: servants, courtship, flirtation, widows, doctors, duelling, engagement. ff. 17.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1860
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1 item

12. Add MS 52998 N

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'The poisoner of Venice', drama in two acts, probably by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 5 December 1860 for performance at the Queen's on 8 December 1860. Signed C. J. James. Cues underlined in red ink. See notes to Add. 53009 B, the manuscript of which provides an additional act to this play an...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1860
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1 item

13. Add MS 52998 O

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'Bianca the bravo's bride', opera in four acts by J. P. Simpson, music by W. H. Balfe. Licence sent 5 December 1860 for performance at Covent Garden on 6 December 1860. Signed by W. Harrison, manager. Published as Bianca, the Bravo's bride: a grand and original legendary opera (1860), and ba...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1860
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1 item

14. Add MS 52998 P

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'An ugly customer', farce in one act by T. J. Williams. Licence sent 7 December 1860 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy's, vol. 49, no. 726. Keywords: dandies, art and artists, paintings, soldiers, engagements, courtship, tableaus. ff. 41. Thomas John Williams, writer of pla...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Italian
Date Range:
7 Dec 1860
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1 item

15. Add MS 52998 Q

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'The mysteries of Shoreditch, or, The comb seller of Victoria Park', drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 December 1860 for performance at the City of London. Names of [John] Johnson and Nelson Lee, the theatre managers, noted on the title page. Keywords: street sellers, widows, London, police,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1860
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1 item

16. Add MS 52998 R

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'The quadroon, or, The sun picture', drama in three acts. Licence sent 8 December 1860 for performance at the Surrey. ff. 59.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1860
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1 item

17. Add MS 52998 S

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'Gosling the great, or, Harlequin Prince Bluebell, or, Baa baa black sheep, Little Bo Peep and the fairy of Spring', pantomime by Miss E. Keating. Licence sent 10 December 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham. Penny black stamp and Birmingham postmark on back cover. ff. 18. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1860
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1 item

18. Add MS 52998 T

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'Wanted a wife and child', farce in one act by J. E. Soden. Licence sent 10 December 1860 for performance at the Soho. Dramatis personæ signed J. E. Soden, with address. Cuts marked in ink. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the line, " simply this: I wish you to allow me ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1860
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1 item

19. Add MS 52998 U

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'A regular scamp', farce in one act by Fernand Strauss. Licence sent 10 December 1860 for performance at the Soho. Cover identifies J. W. Beckett. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 52703. Keywords: business and finance, pets, courtship, artists, imprisonment, engagement, flirtation, drinking ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1860
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1 item

20. Add MS 52998 V

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'Ruy Blas', romantic play in four acts by John Colman. Licence sent 12 December 1860 for performance at the Adelphi, Sheffield. MS written in more than one hand. Penny red stamps and Bradford postmark on back cover. For other versions, see Add. 52995 W, 52998 V, 53000 A, and 53008 A. Keywo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1860
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1 item