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231. Add MS 52938 DD

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'The Egyptian’, play in five acts by John H. Wilkins. Licence sent 30 March 1853 for performance at the City of London 4 April 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 174. Keywords: Rome, classical civilization, aristocracy, military, murder, letter...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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30 Mar 1853
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1 item

232. Add MS 52938 EE

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Index. ff. 1.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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c 1853
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1 item

233. Add MS 52938 J

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'An unfortunate propensity' ('A brilliant affair'), farce in one act. Licence sent 25 February 1853 for performance at the Princess’s 26 February 1853. Includes letter signed by John W. Cole to W. B. Donne (the Examiner) requesting change of title from 'A brilliant affair' to 'An unfortunate ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 Feb 1853
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1 item

234. Add MS 52938 K

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'Amakosa, or Scene of Kaffir warfare’, a grand equestrian spectacle in three acts by Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 26 February 1853 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 28 March 1853. Signed by William Cook, Wm. West and W. B. Donne. Keywords: South Africa, animals, black character...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
26 Feb 1853
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1 item

235. Add MS 52938 L

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'Mont Blanc, or, The ice fiend of the Alps’, a supernatural melodrama by A. V. Campbell. Licence sent 26 February 1853 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 16 May 1853. Title page includes paragraph explaining the subject. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book records the stipulation that '...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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26 Feb 1853
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1 item

236. Add MS 52938 O

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'The school for kings’, drama in three acts by Charles A. Somerset. Licence sent 2 March 1853 for performance at Theatre Royal Drury Lane 7 March 1853. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word 'God' be omitted. Keywords: medieval settings, festivals and celebration, food...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1853
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1 item

237. Add MS 52938 P

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'Turkish lovers’, an Eastern spectacular romance in three acts by Captain W. H. Armstrong. Licence sent 3 March 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane 7 March 1853. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words 'God' and 'Oh Lord' be omitted. Includes list of s...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1853
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1 item

238. Add MS 52938 Q

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'A night with Burns’, farce in one act. Licence sent 8 March 1853 for performance at the City of London the same day. Majority of script written in blue ink with stage directions in red and corrections in black. Signed by Mr. W. Serle. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1853
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1 item

239. Add MS 52938 R

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'Leaves from the life! And lays from the lyre! Of William Shakespeare!' a historical, musical and illustrative lecture’. Licence sent 9 March 1853 for performance at Sadlers Wells. Written in different hands and on different types of paper. Keywords: literature and literary reference, dance,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Mar 1853
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1 item

240. Add MS 52938 S

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'Marco Spada’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 15 March 1853 for performance at the Princess’s 28 March 1853. Written in different hands. For other versions see Add. 52938 Z, 52939 D and 52940 D. Published in Lacy's, vol. 10, no. 138. Keywords: castles, Rome, Italian influence, aristocra...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Mar 1853
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1 item