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421. Add MS 52945 W

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'Gin versus water', drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 21 February 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown author’. For other versions, see Add. 52945 C and 52945 W. Keywords: drinking and drunkenness, poverty, working class characters,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1854
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1 item

422. Add MS 52945 X

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'A brother's revenge! or, The rose of Ireland, and the fairies of O'Donahue's lakes. A tale of the time of the good people', drama in two acts. Licence sent 22 February 1854 for performance at the Victoria 27 February 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: I...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Feb 1854
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1 item

423. Add MS 52945 Z

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'Villikens and his Dinah, or, The cup of cold pison', broad farce in one act by James Bruton. Licence sent 23 February 1854 for performance at the Surrey 27 February 1854. 'H. Blanchard, Copyist, 35 Isabella Street, Gibson St, Waterloo Road' written on title page. Nicoll confuses copyist for...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Feb 1854
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1 item

424. Add MS 52946 A

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'Léonie', opera in two acts preceded by a prologue. Licence sent 4 March 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. A poster for performances for the Britannia Saloon for the week of 9 October 1854 is bound with MS. Songs included in MS. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: Italian ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Mar 1854
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1 item

425. Add MS 52946 A-LL

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Lord Chamberlain's Plays, 1852 - 1866. March - April 1854 .
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
Mar 1854-Apr 1854
Extent:
38 items

426. Add MS 52946 AA

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'Aston Hall, or, Birmingham in 1643', local historical drama in three acts. Licence sent 11 April 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham the same day. Signed by H. Hall, stage manager. Keywords: English Civil War, disfigurement, Birmingham, treason, revolution, poisoning, lette...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1854
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1 item

427. Add MS 52946 B

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'Villikens and Dinah', farce in one act. Licence sent 6 March 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. For other versions see Add. 52945 Z and 52946 H. Keywords: crime, police, pubs and inns, poisoning, suicide, domestic violence, family relationships. ff. 28. Anon, writer of pla...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Mar 1854
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1 item

428. Add MS 52946 BB

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'Iran Safferi', drama in three acts. Licence sent 10 April 1854 for performance at the Surrey 17 April 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick, lessees. Keywords: Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey, Russian empire, opium, mountain settings, the Balkans, kidnapping...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1854
Extent:
1 item

429. Add MS 52946 C

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'The charming widow', farce in one act by John Oxenford. Licence sent 7 March 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 8 March 1854. Keywords: fashion, festivals and celebration. ff. 10. John Oxenford, dramatist: 'The charming widow', farce in one act: 1854. John Oxenford, dramatist, translator ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Mar 1854
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1 item

430. Add MS 52946 CC

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'A tale of the Spanish Wars, or, The horse of the wreck', grand nautical equestrian spectacle in two acts by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 10 April 1854 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 17 April 1854. Signed by lessee and manager, William Cooke and William West, stage manager. Songs...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1854
Extent:
1 item