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451. Add MS 52946 Q

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'Wanted, a she-wolf', farce in one act by 'Slingsby Lawrence' (i.e. G. H. Lewes). Licence sent 23 March 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 29 March 1854. Keywords: German influence, science and technology, education, food and dining, Germany, family relationships, illegitimacy. ff. 44. Geor...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1854
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1 item

452. Add MS 52946 U

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'Dalrymple v. Tubbs', farce in one act. Licence sent 28 March 1854 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 3 April 1854. Signed by stage manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths, 'which occur very frequently in the MS' be omitted. Keywords: law and the ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
28 Mar 1854
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1 item

453. Add MS 52946 V

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'The moustache movement', farce in one act by R. B. Brough. Licence sent 28 March 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 30 March 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Last few pages on different paper and in a different hand. Published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 205. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1854
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1 item

454. Add MS 52946 W

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'The magic branch, or, The golden palace of fairy land', burlesque in extravaganza in one act by F. D. Collis. Licence sent 31 March 1854 for performance at the Marylebone 17 April 1854. Signed by J. William Wallack, manager. Songs included in MS. Extensive stage directions, descriptions of...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1854
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1 item

455. Add MS 52946 X

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'A winter in London, or, A devilish good friend', drama of modern life in three acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 8 April 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon on 17 April 1854. Signed by Ro. Conquest. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths and a mention of Noah'...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1854
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1 item

456. Add MS 52946 Y

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'Give a dog an ill name', farce in one act by G. H. Lewes. No record of licence being issued. The title is given in Nicoll as ‘Give a dog a bad name’. MS is dated 12 April 1854 and states that it is intended for representation at the Lyceum 17 April 1854. Keywords: fashion, servants, animals...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854
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1 item

457. Add MS 52946 Z

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'Ambition—competence and riches' ('Ambition, or poverty—competence and riches'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 April 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 17 April 1854. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. First title appears on title page, and the second on title page for act II a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1854
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1 item

458. Add MS 52947 A

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'Ben Bolt', drama in two acts. Licence sent 20 April 1854 for performance at the Standard. Signed by John Douglass, proprietor. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. For another version see Add. 52946 P. Keywords: peasants, food and dining, theatre, work...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1854
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1 item

459. Add MS 52947 A-HH

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Lord Chamberlain's Plays, 1852 - 1866. April - June 1854 .
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Apr 1854-Jun 1854
Extent:
34 items

460. Add MS 52947 AA

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'A moving tale', farce in one act by Mark Lemon. Licence sent 6 June 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 7 June 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 16, no. 227. Keywords: servants, property, food and dining ff. 25. Mark Lemon, ed...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1854
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1 item