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151. Add MS 52935 CC

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'The ocean born, or, The pirate father, a tale of the southern seas, 'nautical domestic drama’ in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 8 November 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 13 November 1852. 'Taken from the tale in the Family Herald of the same name' appears on title page. Text wri...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Nov 1852
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152. Add MS 52935 D

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‘Wanted. 1,000 spirited young milliners for the gold diggings’, farce in one act by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 2 October 1852 for performance at the Olympic 2 October 1852. ‘Willm Farren, Manager’ appears on title page. Revisions not the work of the Examiner of Plays appear throughout text. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Oct 1852
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153. Add MS 52935 DD

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'The swell mob's man, or, The housebreaker of White Chapel', domestic drama in two acts. Licence requested for performance at the Pavilion 30 October 1852, but refused 9 November 1852. Note explaining the meaning of 'housebreaker' appears on title page. Play not entered in LCO Day Book Add. 5...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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30 Oct 1852
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154. Add MS 52935 E

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Seeing’s believing, comedy in two acts by Edward Ranger. Licence sent 6 October 1852 for performance at the Marylebone. Printed (circa 1852). LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. French song included in MS. Keywords: military, eavesdropping, age and ag...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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6 Oct 1852
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155. Add MS 52935 EE

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'Don Quixote de la Mancha and the sleep of an hundred years, or, Harlequin, the omened bird and the fairy of the golden waters', pantomime by Edward Farmer. Licence sent 15 November 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham. Extensive stage directions regarding lighting. Keywords...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Nov 1852
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1 item

156. Add MS 52935 F

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‘Box and Cox married and settled’, farce in one act by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 7 October 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 12 October 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitt...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Oct 1852
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1 item

157. Add MS 52935 FF

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'Uncle Tom's cabin’, ‘hippo-drama’ in two acts. Licence sent 15 November 1852 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre 22 November 1852. Title page signed by Wm Batty, proprietor and manager. For other versions, see those written in 1852 by J. Courtney (Add. 52934 K); Edward Fitzball (2 othe...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Nov 1852
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1 item

158. Add MS 52935 G

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‘The silver tower, or, The prince of the Orange Islands’, fairy extravaganza in two acts by C. Stanfield James. Licence sent 8 October 1852 for performance at the Queen’s 11 October 1852. Request for licence written and signed by C. S. James. Dramatis personae includes detailed description o...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1852
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1 item

159. Add MS 52935 GG

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Index. ff. 2. Anon, writer of plays: Index 52935 A-GG: circa 1852.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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c 1852
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1 item

160. Add MS 52935 H

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‘Off to the diggings’, drama in two acts by John Courtney. Licence sent 9 October 1852 for performance at the Surrey 18 October 1852. Addressed to Examiner of Plays by Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Songs included in MS. Keywords: gambling, emigration, elopement, Irish characters, immigrati...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1852
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1 item