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361. Add MS 52943 Q

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'The life and struggles of a working man', a domestic drama in three acts from the French novel by Émile Souvestre—A working man in Paris, adapted by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 7 November 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 12 November 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan. Keywords: working class c...
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Western Manuscripts
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7 Nov 1853
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362. Add MS 52943 R

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'Violette la grande, or, The life of an actress', drama in three acts adapted from the French by William. E. Suter. Licence sent 9 November 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 14 November 1853. Keywords: theatre, French influence, working women, debt and its consequences, illness, Pari...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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9 Nov 1853
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363. Add MS 52943 S

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'Louisa Meller, the musician's daughter', drama in two acts. Licence sent 12 November 1853 for performance at the Britannia 21 November 1853. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: divorce, aristocracy, adultery, musicians, murder, poisoning, suicide, politicians. ff. 30. Hoxton; Mid...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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12 Nov 1853
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364. Add MS 52943 T

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'The hope of the family' ('Borrowed plumes'), comedy in three acts by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 14 November 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 19 November 1853. Revisions throughout. Different types of paper with additional text inserted throughout. Published in Lacy's, vo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Nov 1853
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365. Add MS 52943 U

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'Love's alarms', opera in one act by J. B. Buckstone (music by E. F. Fitzwilliam). Licence sent 14 November 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 17 November 1853. Revisions, songs, stage directions and diagrams included. Keywords: aristocracy, military, bachelors, castles. f...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Nov 1853
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366. Add MS 52943 V

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'Whitebait at Greenwich', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 14 November 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 14 November 1853. Actors' names included in dramatis personae. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy's, vol...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Nov 1853
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367. Add MS 52943 W

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'The metempsychosis, or, Which is which', farce in one act by Albany Fonblanque. Licence sent 16 November 1853 for performance at the Marylebone 21 November 1853. Signed by J. William Wallack, lessee and manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Key...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 Nov 1853
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1 item

368. Add MS 52943 X

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'A nice firm', farce in one act by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor). Licence sent 16 November 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 19 November 1853. Published in Lacy's, vol. 13, no. 185. Keywords: law and the legal profession, crime, the press. ff. 17. Tom Taylor, called 'John Roakes', dram...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 Nov 1853
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1 item

369. Add MS 52943 Y

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'Woman and her master', drama in two acts by William Seaman. Licence sent 22 November 1853 for performance at City of London 28 November 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee, managers. Keywords: natural phenomena, illness, illegitimacy, travel. ff. 17. William Seaman, writer of p...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Nov 1853
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370. Add MS 52943 Z

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'The sailor of France, or, The republicans of Brest', drama in two acts by J. B. Johnstone, possibly in collaboration with J. Courtney. Licence sent 22 November 1853 for performance at the Surrey 28 November 1853. Published in Lacy's, vol. 17, no. 244. Keywords: age and ageing, French Revolu...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Nov 1853
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1 item