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121. Add MS 52933 P

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‘The betting boy’s career, from his home to the hulks’, ‘moral drama’ in two acts. Licence sent 3 August 1852 for performance at the City of London Theatre 9 August 1852. ‘Taken from the plates’ appears on title page, perhaps written by an E. F. Saville who has signed the title page in pencil...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Aug 1852
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1 item

122. Add MS 52933 Q

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‘Oscar the Dane, or, The mysterious man of Australia’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 5 August 1852 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 11 August 1852. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Extensive underlined stage directions. Keywords: Australia, German characters, Danish characters, E...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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5 Aug 1852
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123. Add MS 52933 S

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Casilda’, opera in four acts; the libretto by ‘M. Tenelli’ (i.e. J. H. Millenet) for the music written by Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Printed (circa 1852). Italian with English translation. Licence sent 6 August 1852 for performance at Her Majesty’s. Names of actors, costume and sc...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Italian
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6 Aug 1852
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1 item

124. Add MS 52933 T

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‘The field of terror, or, The gnome lamp’ (‘The gnome’s lantern’ al. ‘Black spider’ al. The devil’s diggings’), romantic drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 August 1852 for performance at the Olympic 9 August 1852. Signed by W. Farren, manager. Extensive underlined stage directions and a numbe...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Aug 1852
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1 item

125. Add MS 52933 U

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‘The betting boy’s career, from the counting house to the hulks’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 August 1852 for performance at the Standard 25 July 1853. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word ‘damn’ be omitted. Only one of the two acts of this play appears has be...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Aug 1852
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1 item

126. Add MS 52933 V

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‘The betting boy’s career, from the counting house to the hulks’, (‘Fifty to one against him’), drama in two acts. Licence sent 12 August 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 12 August 1852. Stage directions require that ‘plates’ be ‘struck.’ A ‘picture reference’ list for ‘numbers’ 1 - 5 ap...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Aug 1852
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1 item

127. Add MS 52933 W

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Pietro il Grande’, lyric play in three acts: translated by Manfredo Maggioni from the original English libretto by Desmond Ryan (for the music by L. G. Jullien). Printed (1852). Italian, with English translation. Licence sent 13 August 1852 for performance at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
13 Aug 1852
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1 item

128. Add MS 52933 X

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‘Anne Blake’, drama in five acts by J. W. Marston. Printed (C. Marshall, 1852). Licence sent 23 August 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 28 October 1852. Text written in two different hands. Published in Lacy's, vol. 49. Keywords: Wales, Welsh characters, servants, orphans, aristocrac...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Aug 1852
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1 item

129. Add MS 52933 Y

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‘Stella, or, Rouble and company’, comedy in one act. Licence sent 23 August 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 24 August 1852. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Nicoll incorrectly lists additional title as ‘Bauble and company.’ Plays of the same title were performed ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Aug 1852
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1 item

130. 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
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Aug 1852
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1 item