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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Language English Name Morton, John Maddison, playwright, 1811-1891

1. Add MS 52929 V

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‘My husband’s widow, or, Too late for the train!’, farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 12 February 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 16 February 1852. Signed by the author. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Revisions t...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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12 Feb 1852
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1 item

2. Add MS 52933 M

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‘The writing on the wall’, drama in three acts by J. M. Morton and Thomas Morton. Licence sent 29 July 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 2 August 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Extensive revisions in various hands not the work of the Exam...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
29 Jul 1852
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1 item

3. Add MS 52935 X

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'The woman I adore’, farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 9 October 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 9 October 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions not the work of the Examiner of Plays appear throughout text. LCO Day Boo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1852
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1 item

4. Add MS 52935 Z

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'A capital match’, farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 November 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 4 November 1852. Names of actors included with the dramatis personae. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions throughout. Stage dir...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1852
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1 item

5. Add MS 52937 N

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‘To Paris and back for five pounds’, farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 February 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 5 February 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Actors’ names included alongside dramatis personae. Revisions thr...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Feb 1853
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1 item

6. Add MS 52939 B

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'Honour among thieves, or, A desperate game’, farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 4 April 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 7 April 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. 'A marvellous, pleasant love story' as well as actors’ names written in pencil al...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1853
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1 item

7. Add MS 52942 P

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'Our French ladies maid', comic drama in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 6 October 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 13 October 1853. Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Revisions throughout. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Keywords: French...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Oct 1853
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1 item

8. Add MS 52943 V

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'Whitebait at Greenwich', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 14 November 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 14 November 1853. Actors' names included in dramatis personae. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy's, vol...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Nov 1853
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1 item

9. Add MS 52944 E

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'Harlequin and the miller and his men, or, King Salamander and the fairy of the azure lake', grand comic Christmas pantomime by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 9 December 1853 for performance at the Princess 26 December 1853. Stage directions underlined in red. Keywords: fairies and other superna...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Dec 1853
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1 item

10. Add MS 52945 DD

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'Away with melancholy', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 1 March 1854 for performance at the Princess’ 13 March 1854. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 196. Keywords: lodgers and boarding houses, Bath...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1854
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1 item