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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Language English Name Surrey Theatre, London

1. Add MS 52929 L

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‘The old school and the new’, farce in one act. Licence sent 6 February 1852 for performance at the Bath and Bristol 6 February 1852. Signed by H. Butler. Noted to be the ‘property of the Bateman children’ on title page. The last two pages of the play are bound with Add. 52929 M. Nicoll als...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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6 Feb 1852
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1 item

2. Add MS 52930 W

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‘Love’s device, or, Where there’s a will there’s a way’, interlude in one act. Licence sent 17 March 1852 for performance at the Surrey. Red underlining of stage directions and speaking cues throughout some of the text. Title page signed by Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Songs included in M...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1852
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1 item

3. Add MS 52933 EE

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‘Life’s seasons, or, Hearts and homes’, drama in four acts, almost certainly by John Courtney (torn page obscures author’s name.) Licence sent 4 September 1852 for performance at the Surrey. Names of Mssrs. Shepherd and Creswick appear on title-page as theatre licensees, obscured, like the au...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1852
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1 item

4. Add MS 52933 J

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‘The devil’s in it’, opera in two acts , with libretto by Alfred Bunn. Licence sent 15 July 1852 for performance at the Surrey 21 July 1852. Letter from the stage manager requesting licence is bound with MS. Text written in two different hands; one using red ink to underline stage directions...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
15 Jul 1852
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1 item

5. Add MS 52933 Z

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‘The charmed harp’, operetta in one act by John Courtney (music by M. Lutz). Licence sent 24 August 1852 for performance at the Surrey 30 August 1852. Donne’s signature and one other appear on title page. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Two pages...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 Aug 1852
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1 item

6. Add MS 52934 H

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‘The divorced’ (‘The advocate’s daughter’), drama in two acts. Licence sent 21 September 1852 for performance at the Surrey 21 September 1852 . Title page signed by Mssrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. This play was also performed at the Adelphi...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Sep 1852
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1 item

7. Add MS 52934 I

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‘The marriage day, or, The life chase’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 21 September 1852 for performance at the Surrey 21 September 1852. Title page signed Mssrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Also performed as ‘The life chase’ at the Surrey 15 November 1852. Keywords: seaside settings, police, w...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Sep 1852
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1 item

8. Add MS 52936 T

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Comic scenes for a pantomime (the title 'Chamber of horrors' written on title page and crossed out), in four scenes. Licence sent 20 December 1852 for performance at the Surrey. Simultaneously licenced with, and almost certainly meant to be a part of, Add. 52936 U. Revisions throughout first...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1852
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1 item

9. Add MS 52939 H

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'The preux chevalier, or, The peer and the peasant' ('The days of Louis 15th'), comedy in three acts. Licence sent 12 April 1853 for performance at the Surrey 12 April 1853. Keywords: Pre-Revolutionary France, aristocracy, adultery, French influence, gambling, execution, treason. ff. 54. Lo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1853
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1 item

10. Add MS 52942 V

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'The Martini family, or, Old Joe and young Joe', drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 October 1853 for performance at the Surrey. Keywords: servants, food and dining, family relationships. ff. 67. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Surrey Theatre: 'The Martini family, or, Old Joe and youn...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1853
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1 item