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

1. Add MS 52931 H

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‘The blue baron, or, The mine fiend and the lake fay’, extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 6 April 1852 for performance at the Victoria 12 April 1852. MS includes letter from Eliza Vincent requesting the licence. Only listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53703 under the title‘The mine fiend and the...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1852
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1 item

2. Add MS 52933 N

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‘Kafra Karabush, Chief of the Eagle Tribe, or, A chieftain’s vengeance’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 2 August 1852 for performance at the Victoria 9 August. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: Native American characters, black characters, Mexican characte...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1852
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1 item

3. Add MS 52933 O

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‘The maid and the magpie’, operatic burlesque in one act. Licence sent 2 August 1852 for performance at the Victoria 9 August 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. The exact relationship of this text to the libretto of Rossini’s opera La gazza ladra, usually translat...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1852
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1 item

4. Add MS 52934 F

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‘Uncle Tom’s cabin, or, The fugitive slave!’ drama in two acts. Licence sent 15 September 1852 for performance at the Victoria 20 September 1852. Title page signed by Eliza Vincent. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Other versions include those written in 1852 by J. C...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Sep 1852
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1 item

5. Add MS 52935 W

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'Martyn Langton' al. 'Nelly the rag-gatherer', drama in two acts. Licence sent 19 October 1852 for performance at the Victoria 19 October 1852. Signed by J. J. Johnson on back cover of first act. Signed by Eliza Vincent on last page. Keywords: poverty, military, London, fallen women, madnes...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1852
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1 item

6. Add MS 52936 S

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'The island of trances, and the land of flowers! or, Harlequin King Nosey and the old woman from Babylon', pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1852 for performance at the Victoria Theatre 27 December 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Revisions throughout, sometim...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1852
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1 item

7. Add MS 52940 E

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'The devil's three decker; or, The pirate's bride and the constancy of woman', drama in two acts. Licence sent 26 May 1853 for performance at the Victoria 30 May 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: nautical drama, letters, fallen women, suicide, cross-dre...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1853
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1 item

8. Add MS 52941 N

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'The spirit trapper! Or, The rapparee's mystery, a romance of the Eve of All Hallows' ('The rapparee's vengeance'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 19 July 1853 for performance at the Victoria 18 July 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: the supernatural, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jul 1853
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1 item

9. Add MS 52944 T

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'The seven champions of Christiandom! or Harlequin Queen Diamond, and the realms of gems and jewels!' pantomime. Licence sent 19 December 1853 for performance at the Victoria 26 December 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Songs included in MS. Keywords: fairies a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1853
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1 item

10. Add MS 52952 J

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'The seven poor travellers', drama in three acts, ‘taken from Mr. C. Dickens’ popular tale in "Household Words". Licence sent 1 February 1855 for performance at the Victoria 5 February 1855. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. See Add. 52952 F, 52952 L, and 52953 G. Key...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Feb 1855
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1 item