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101. Add MS 52933 BB

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‘The life of a betting boy, or, His widow’s hope and a lover’s fear’, drama in two acts by H. Young. Licence sent 25 August 1852 for performance at the Bower Saloon 25 August 1852. Title page annotated and initialled by the Examiner of Plays, W. B. Donne, ‘One scene was directed to be struck ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 Aug 1852
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102. Add MS 52933 C

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‘A novel expedient’, farce in one act by B. N. Webster. Licence sent 25 June 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 26 June 1852. Request for licence unsigned, but apparently in the author’s hand, as is part of the text itself. Performed as ‘Book the third, chapter the first’, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 Jun 1852
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103. Add MS 52933 CC

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‘The master passion’, comedy in two acts by Mrs. Alfred Philips. Licence sent 31 August 1852 for performance at the Olympic 1 September 1852. Title page is signed by W. Farren, manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that duelling scene in first act be omitted and that a phr...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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31 Aug 1852
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104. Add MS 52933 D

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‘Butcher versus baker’, farce in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 26 June 1852 for performance at the Olympic 28 June 1852. Signed by manager, William Farren. Keywords: working men’s associations, working class characters, philanthropy, family relationships. ff. 11. Francis Talfou...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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26 Jun 1852
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105. Add MS 52933 DD

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‘Going to Cremorne’, an ‘extravaganza sketch’ in one act by John Courtney. Licence sent 2 September 1852 for performance at the Surrey 4 October 1852. Names of Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick appear on title-page as theatre licensees. Keywords: military, fashion, food and dining, adultery, cri...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Sep 1852
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106. Add MS 52933 E

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‘The chameleon, or, The art of pleasing’, comic drama in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 1 July 1852 for performance at Sadler’s Wells 3 July 1852. Text written in more than one hand. Red ink is used on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a few words and...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1 Jul 1852
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107. 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
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4 Sep 1852
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1 item

108. Add MS 52933 F

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‘Our new lady’s maid’, comedietta in one act by H. C. Coape. Licence sent 8 July 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 14 July 1852. Signed by manager, Benjamin Webster. Signature on title page is crossed out. Actors’ initials appear next to dramatis personae. Revisions thro...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Jul 1852
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109. Add MS 52933 FF

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‘Mont St. Michel, or, The fairy of the sands’, drama in two acts by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 6 September 1852 for performance at the Princess’s. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Keywords: British Empire, French influence, military, Normandy, sea...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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6 Sep 1852
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110. Add MS 52933 G

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Faust’, libretto in three acts for the opera by Spohr. Printed (c1852). Italian with English translation, by Manfredo Maggioni; based on the original German libretto by J. C. Bernard. Licence sent 13 July 1852 for performance at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden. Names of orchestra lis...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Italian
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13 Jul 1852
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1 item