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1. Add MS 53004 A

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'Ye mistletoe bough, or, The maydenne who perished from a pain in ye chest', burlesque in one act by F. Marchant. Licence sent 6 May 1861 for performance at the Britannia. Name of Samuel Lane, proprietor, recorded on script. Based on the legend of the mistletoe bough, popularized by Henry Bi...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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6 May 1861
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2. Add MS 53004 B

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'The fireman and the volunteer, or, An artful trick and love in the dark', farce in one act by John T. Douglass. Licence sent 12 May 1861 for performance at the Pavilion. ff. 17.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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12 May 1861
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1 item

3. Add MS 53004 E

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Le voyage de Monsieur Perrichon, comedy in four acts by MM. Eugène Labiche and Édouard Martin. Printed (A. Bourdilliat; Libraire Nouvelle, 1860.) French. Licence sent 11 May 1861 for performance at the St James’s. First performed at the Gymnase, Paris, 10 September 1860. Publisher’s adver...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
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11 May 1861
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4. Add MS 53004 F

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'The angel of death' (altered from 'Life, death, and immorality'), drama in four acts by George Conquest. Licence sent 15 May 1861 for performance at the Grecian. Signed B. Conquest, manager. There is some confusion over authorship of the various versions of this play. The Lacy edition of T...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 May 1861
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5. Add MS 53004 G

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'Truth and fiction', drama in two acts by T. J. Williams and A. G. Harris. Licence sent 17 May 1861 for performance at the Princess's on 18 May. Signed A. Harris, lessee. Actors’ names listed next to dramatis personæ. Cuts, amendments and stage manager's cues in pencil and ink. Cues underl...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Italian
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17 May 1861
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1 item

6. Add MS 53004 H

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'The dark woman', drama in two acts by Mrs H. Young. Licence sent 17 May 1861 for performance at the Effingham. Signed Morris Abrahams. ff. 55. Melinda Young, also called 'mrs Henry Young: Plays by, submitted: 1859-1867.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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17 May 1861
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1 item

7. Add MS 53004 I

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'The midnight angel', drama in three acts by L. Phillips. Licence sent 18 May 1861 for performance at the Surrey. Cues underlined in red ink. For other versions, see Add. 53004 F, 53004 O, and 53011 O. ff. 105. L. Phillips, writer of plays: Play by, submitted: 1861.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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18 May 1861
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1 item

8. Add MS 53004 K

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'The king of the assasins, or, Love, war and victory', by C. Hazlewood. Licence sent 21 May 1861 for performance at the Britannia. Name of Samuel Lane, proprietor, noted on title page. ff. 47. Colin Henry Hazlewood, dramatist and low comedian: Plays by, submitted: 1853-1867.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 May 1861
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9. Add MS 53004 L

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'Lyddy Beale, or, Betrayed innocence, a story from nature', drama in four parts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 22 May 1861 for performance at the Surrey. Final page signed by the copyist, W. H. Searle. ff. 41. Colin Henry Hazlewood, dramatist and low comedian: Plays by, submitted: 1853-18...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 May 1861
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1 item

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'The Bohemian girl', burlesque in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 24 May 1861 for performance at the Bijou. Balfe's opera with libretto by A. Bunn, first performed in London in November 1843, for which see Add. 42970 (17 ). ff. 24. William Brough, journalist and author; brother of R...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 May 1861
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1 item