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31. Add MS 52946 KK

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'The war in Turkey, or, The struggle for liberty', grand naval and military spectacle in two acts. Imperfect. Licence sent 20 April 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 24 April 1854. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. The first act only bound in this volume: for second act see Add....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1854
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1 item

32. Add MS 52946 U

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'Dalrymple v. Tubbs', farce in one act. Licence sent 28 March 1854 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 3 April 1854. Signed by stage manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths, 'which occur very frequently in the MS' be omitted. Keywords: law and the ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
28 Mar 1854
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1 item

33. Add MS 52946 Z

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'Ambition—competence and riches' ('Ambition, or poverty—competence and riches'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 April 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 17 April 1854. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. First title appears on title page, and the second on title page for act II a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1854
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1 item

34. Add MS 52947 BB

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'Athelstane, or, The black mailed warrior', drama in three acts. Licence sent 8 June 1854 for performance at the City of London 12 June 1854. Signed by Austin Lee. Keywords: medieval settings, military, aristocracy, Saxon characters, Danish characters, murder, treason, illness, castles, disg...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Jun 1854
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1 item

35. Add MS 52947 C

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'The overland journey to Constantinople as undertaken by Lord Bateman with interesting particulars of the fair Sophia', burlesque in two acts, by R. B. Brough. Licence sent 21 April 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 17 April 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1854
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1 item

36. Add MS 52947 D

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'The war in Turkey, or, The struggle for liberty', grand naval and military spectacle in two acts. Licence sent 20 April 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 24 April 1854. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. The second act only is bound in this volume; see Add. 52946 KK for first act...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1854
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1 item

37. Add MS 52947 F

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'Heads or tails', comedietta in one act, by J. P. Simpson. Licence sent 28 April 1854 for performance at the Olympic. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 15, no. 221. Keywords: law and the legal profession, spinsters, family relationships, inheritance, gambling, bachelors. ff. 56. Anon, writer of pl...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1854
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1 item

38. Add MS 52947 FF

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'Russia against Turkey, now on trial at Cooke's Arena of Chivalry, before Britannia, assisted by immortal Punch!' extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 14 June 1854 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 19 June 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager and Wm. West, stage man...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1854
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1 item

39. Add MS 52947 I

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'Knights of the round table', drama in five acts. Licence sent 15 May 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 20 May 1854. Signed by J. B. Buckstone. Keywords: gambling, London, gypsies, food and dining, drinking and drunkenness, aristocracy, Restoration England, military, treas...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1854
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1 item

40. Add MS 52947 J

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'The marble heart, or, The sculptor's dream', drama in five acts by Charles Selby. Licence sent 15 May 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 18 May 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the phrase 'Eve before the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1854
Extent:
1 item