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301. Add MS 52941 D

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'Spirit rappings and table movings, or, The mahogany polka', farce in one act. Licence sent 22 June 1853 for performance at the City of London 27 June 1853. Signed by William Serle. For analogues see Add. 52940 R and 52941 G. Keywords: spiritualism, the supernatural, ghosts, science and tec...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Jun 1853
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1 item

302. Add MS 52941 E

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'The new Tontine, or, The gold seekers of Carpentara' ('The gold seekers'), drama in four acts by Thomas H. Webb. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Queen's 27 June 1853. Signed by C. F. James, lessee and manager. Written in different hands and on different styles of paper. So...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1853
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1 item

303. Add MS 52941 F

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'The camp at Chobham', farce in one act by Mark Lemon. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 30 June 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Published in Lacy's, supplementary vol. 3, and Webster’s, vol. 17. Keywords: family relationships, milita...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1853
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1 item

304. Add MS 52941 G

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'The media, or, Table moving', a comedietta in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 25 June 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. For analogues see Add. 52940 R and 52941 D. Keywords: spiritualism, the supernatural, ghosts, science and technolo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1853
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1 item

305. Add MS 52941 H

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Benvenuto Cellini, lyric play in three acts (for the music by Hector Berlioz). Printed (Brettell, n.d.). Libretto (by L. de Wailly and A. Barbier) in Italian with English translation. Licence sent 25 June 1853 for performance at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden. Passages to be omitted...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Italian
Date Range:
25 Jun 1853
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1 item

306. Add MS 52941 I

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'The merchant of Venice preserved' ('Shylock, a Jerusalem hearty-joke'), burlesque in one act. Licence sent 1 July 1853 for performance at the Olympic 4 July 1853. Signed by W. Farren, manager. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 11, no. 159, and there att...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1853
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1 item

307. Add MS 52941 J

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'Three cheers for charity, or, A night’s wonders!', petit drama in one act, written for, and presented to, the Spitalfields Benevolent Society under the patronage of the Knights of Trafalgar, by Andrew Campbell. Licence sent 2 July 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 6 July 1853. Signe...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
2 Jul 1853
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1 item

308. Add MS 52941 K

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'Sambodampalus', burlesque in one act by J. H. Tully. Licence sent 4 July 1853 for performance at the Strand circa 7 July 1853. Annotation asking for the grant of a licence signed by J. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. Keywords: black characters, English characters, Africa, aristocracy, t...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
4 Jul 1853
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1 item

309. Add MS 52941 L

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'The Times', drama in three acts by 'John Daly' (i.e. John Daly Besemeres). Licence sent 12 July 1853 for performance at the Olympic 18 July 1853. Signed by W. Farren. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words 'Lord' and 'God' be substituted with 'Heaven'. Published in ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1853
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1 item

310. Add MS 52941 M

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'Sardanapalus, or, The fast king of Assyria', burlesque in one act by G. Abbott à Beckett and Mark Lemon. Licence sent 16 July 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 21 July 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Keywords: aristocracy, polygamy, literature and literar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1853
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1 item