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141. Add MS 52934 J

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‘The cardinal’s daughter’, drama in three acts by W. Thompson Townsend. Licence sent 21 September 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 25 September 1852. Author’s name listed on title page. Addressed to J. P. Kemble, Examiner of Plays, at 38 Dean Street, Soho on back cover of first act. Key...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Sep 1852
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1 item

142. Add MS 52934 K

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‘Uncle Tom’s cabin’, drama in three acts by John Courtney. Licence sent 28 October 1852 for performance at the Surrey 1 November 1852. Title page signed Mssrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Other versions include those written in 1852 by Edward...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1852
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1 item

143. Add MS 52934 L

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‘The emigrant’s progress’ al. ‘The emigrant’s career’: drama in two acts. Licence sent 29 September 1852 for performance at City of London Theatre 2 October 1852. Title page signed Mssrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Title appears as ‘The emigrant’s career’ appears on back cover along with manag...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1852
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1 item

144. Add MS 52934 M

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Index, with note signed by the Examiner of Plays, W. B. Donne, dated 16 February 1863, ‘This volume is so incorrectly put together that it must be taken to pieces and re-bound before it can be indexed.’ ff. 2.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1852-1863]
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1 item

145. Add MS 52935 A

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‘The bride of Golconda, or, The genius of the ring’, spectacle in two acts by R. St Clair Jones. Licence sent 29 September 1852 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 1 November 1852. ‘The property of W. Batty’ appears on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1852
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1 item

146. Add MS 52935 A-GG

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Lord Chamberlain’s Plays, 1852 - 1866. October - November 1852 .
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1852-Nov 1852
Extent:
33 items

147. Add MS 52935 AA

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'Paul, or, The fortunate slave’, dramatic sketch in one act. Licence sent 4 November 1852 for performance at the Strand 8 November 1852. Songs included in mss. Keywords: black characters, American characters, slavery and abolitionism, fashion, stagecraft, natural phenomena. ff. 13. London....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1852
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1 item

148. Add MS 52935 B

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‘Valerie Duclos, or, The poisoners of Bordieux’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 30 September 1852 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 4 October 1852. ‘Samuel Lane, Proprietor’ listed on title page. Keywords: disguise, impersonation, French influence, France, working class characters, mu...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1852
Extent:
1 item

149. Add MS 52935 BB

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'Masks and faces, or, Both sides of the curtain’, comedy in two acts. Licence sent 8 November 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 5 November 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. For a related play see Add. 52958 W. Keywords: cross-dressing, the...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1852
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1 item

150. Add MS 52935 C

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‘Life as it is, or, The pauper’s crib and the model lodging house’, drama in two acts by T. G. Blake. Licence sent 30 September 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 30 September 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the name of the Duchess of Rutland be omitted. Keywords...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1852
Extent:
1 item