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41. Add MS 52947 N

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'The Cossacks', or, Vive la France!', new grand military spectacle in three acts. Licence sent 25 May 1854 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 5 June 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager, and William West, stage manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 May 1854
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1 item

42. Add MS 52947 P

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'This horse will be sold to pay the expenses, if not claimed within 14 days', extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 29 May 1854 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 5 June 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager, and Mr. West, stage manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 record...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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29 May 1854
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1 item

43. Add MS 52947 R

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'Bleak house', a dramatic sketch ‘from Mr. Charles Dickens' novel’ in two acts. Licence sent 29 May 1854 for performance at the Strand the same day. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths and a few phrases be o...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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29 May 1854
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1 item

44. Add MS 52947 S

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'Michael Ceno! or, The morning star and the gypsy's bride!' drama in three acts. Licence sent 29 May 1854 for performance at the Victoria 5 June 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: gypsies, aristocracy, crime, execution, nautical interest, murder, the sup...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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29 May 1854
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1 item

45. Add MS 52947 U

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'Henri the witless, or, Life's cloud and sunshine', drama in three acts. Licence sent 2 June 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 4 June 1854. Actor's names included with dramatis personae. Prompter's notes in pencil. Revisions throughout. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: festivals a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
2 Jun 1854
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1 item

46. Add MS 52947 Y

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'The Baltic fleet', drama in two acts. Licence sent 5 June 1854 for performance at the Standard. Signed by John Douglass. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: nautical interest, Russian empire, French imperialism, British Empire, imprisonment, Crimea. ff. 20. Anon, writer of plays: 'The Baltic...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Jun 1854
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1 item

47. Add MS 52947 Z

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'Dhu Blanche, the spectre dog! or, Courage and fidelity' ('Dhu Blanch, or, The highwayman's dog' al. 'Blanche Dhu'), drama in two acts. Licence requested for performance at the Victoria 5 June 1854, but refused. LCO Day Book Add. MS 53703 has a reference to the ‘special letter book'. Request ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Jun 1854
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1 item

48. Add MS 52948 BB

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'The prophet' ('The prophet king'), grand opera in four acts; English transl. of the original French libretto by A. E. Scribe (as Le prophète) for the music by Meyerbeer. Licence sent 31 July 1854 for performance at the Surrey 7 August 1854. This text was used for the first revival of the ope...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1854
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1 item

49. Add MS 52948 C

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'The lamplighter, or, The blind girl's protegée', drama in two acts. Licence sent 17 June 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 26 June 1854. For another version see Add. 52948 O. Keywords: poverty, working class characters, orphans, natural phenomena, family relationships, death, cri...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1854
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1 item

50. Add MS 52948 D

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'The silver devil!’, a ‘spry lt'l drama' in one act. Licence sent 20 June 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 15 May 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager, and Wm West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1854
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1 item