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71. Add MS 52949 S

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'The lion of England and the eagle of France! or, The heroes of the East', drama in three acts. Licence sent 5 October 1854 for performance at the Victoria 30 September 1854. Title page notes that the ‘third and last act will bear the title of "The battle of the Alma! or, The fall of Sebastop...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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5 Oct 1854
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1 item

72. Add MS 52949 U

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'The corporal's daughter, or, The garnet ring', drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 October 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Songs included in MS. Keywords: pubs and inns, military, drinking and drunkenness, illness, working class characters, fashion, servants, aristo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1854
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1 item

73. Add MS 52949 W

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'The siege of Silistria', grand military spectacle in two acts. Licence sent 29 September 1854 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 2 October 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee, and Willm. West, stage manager. For other versions, see Add. 52949 R. MS has been divided into two f...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1854
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1 item

74. Add MS 52949 Z

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'The trustee', comedy in two acts. Licence sent 17 October 1854 for performance at the Olympic 24 October 1854. Written in a number of different hands with some revisions pasted in. Keywords: French influence, aristocracy, festival and celebration, family relationships. ff. 69. Anon, write...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Oct 1854
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1 item

75. Add MS 52950 C

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'The bond of love', drama in two acts. Licence sent 21 October 1854 for performance at the Surrey the same day. Written in a number of different hands and on different papers. Songs included in MS. Keywords: pubs and inns, nautical interest, military, Russian empire, British Empire, French ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1854
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1 item

76. Add MS 52950 CC

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'Gulliver's travels through Lilliput, the horse island of Brobdingnag, or, Harlequin and Britannia', equestrian comic pantomime. Licence sent 6 December 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 26 December 1854. Signed by William Cooke, manager, and Wm West, stage manager. Songs i...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1854
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1 item

77. Add MS 52950 F

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Additional act and introduced speeches in the drama of ‘Edward the Black Prince'. Licence sent 26 October 1854 for performance at the Queen's, 30 October 1854. Signed by C. J. James. Keywords: festival and celebration, Spanish influence, prison and prisoners, kidnapping, military, aristocrac...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1854
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1 item

78. Add MS 52950 J

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'Elie and Elode, or, The gipsies of Castile', drama in two acts. Licence sent 31 October 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: Spain, gypsies, family ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Oct 1854
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1 item

79. Add MS 52950 K

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'Paul Periwinkle, or, The horrors of the press gang', drama in two acts adapted from the popular nautical work of the same name by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 31 October 1854 for performance at the City of London the same day. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 537...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Oct 1854
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1 item

80. Add MS 52950 Q

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'The transformed', drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 November 1854 for performance at the Surrey 20 November 1854. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: food and dining, the press, death, inheritance, food and dining, festival and celebration, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Nov 1854
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1 item