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191. Add MS 52936 G

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'The loose fish', comedietta in one act, by 'Hugo Vamp' (i.e. J. R. O'Neill). Licence sent 2 December 1852 for performance at the Marylebone Theatre. The theatre manager Smith has signed second page. Revisions not the work of the Examiner of Plays throughout the text. Plot summary appears on...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Dec 1852
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192. Add MS 52936 H

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'Harlequin Cherry and the fair star, or, The green bird, the dancing waters and the singing tree', comic pantomime by George Ellis. Cover signed by manager. Licence sent 6 December 1852 for performance at the Princess's 27 December 1852. Extensive stage directions. Songs included in MS. Not...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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6 Dec 1852
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193. Add MS 52936 I

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'Wellington and Waterloo', drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 December 1852 for performance at the Marylebone Theatre 27 December 1852. The Examiner of Plays W. B. Donne notes on cover that the events surrounding the funeral of the Duke of Wellington have intervened in the process of licensing...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Dec 1852
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194. Add MS 52936 J

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'A phenomenon in a smock frock', farce in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 10 December 1852 for performance at the Lyceum 15 December 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 9, no. 121. Keywords: servants, French infl...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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10 Dec 1852
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195. Add MS 52936 K

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'Little Toddlekins', farce in one act by C. J. Matthews. Licence sent 13 December 1852 for performance at the Lyceum 17 December 1852. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 173. Keywords: servants, military, family relationships, widows, spinsters, literature and literary reference, childre...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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13 Dec 1852
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196. Add MS 52936 L

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'King Emerald, or, Harlequin's Crystal Palace in fairyland', comic pantomime by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 16 December 1852 for performance at the City of London Theatre 27 December 1852. Signed by Mssrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Songs included in MS. Separate comic scenes inserted toward the ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 Dec 1852
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197. Add MS 52936 M

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'The king of the carbuncles, or, Harlequin Prince Peerless and the enchanted beauty of the diamond castle', pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1852 for performance at the Queen's 27 December 1852. Signed by C. F. James. Songs included in MS. Keywords: stagecraft, Commedia dell'Arte, drinki...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Dec 1852
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198. Add MS 52936 N

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'Romeo and Juliet, or, Harlequin Queen Mab and the world of dreams', pantomime by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 8 December 1852 for performance at the Olympic 27 December 1852. Signed by W. Farren, Manager. Keywords: Commedia dell'Arte, suburbs, food and dining, animals, American characters, crim...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Dec 1852
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199. Add MS 52936 O

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'Nell Gwynne, or Harlequin Merry Monarch', pantomime by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 18 December 1852 for performance at the Adelphi 27 December 1852. Request for Licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatures, the supernatural, animals, dance, p...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18 Dec 1852
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200. Add MS 52936 P

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'Leo the terrible, a fable for the present day', burlesque. Licence sent 18 December 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 27 December 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Written in a number of different hands and on a number of different papers....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18 Dec 1852
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1 item