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61. Add MS 52931 D

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‘The three perils of man: wine, wit and woman’, ‘grand spectacular burlesque’ in one act by E. L. Blanchard. Licence sent 27 March 1852 for performance at the Surrey 29 March 1852. Title page lists Messrs. Shepherd and Cheswick. Stage directions underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Key...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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27 Mar 1852
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1 item

62. Add MS 52931 E

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‘The working man, or, The pearl and the diamond’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 29 March 1852 for performance at the City of London 29 March 1852. Title page lists Mssrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: working women, Paris, French influence, drinking and drunkenness, working class cha...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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29 Mar 1852
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1 item

63. Add MS 52931 G

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‘The Corsican brothers, or, Les frères Corses’, ‘dramatic romance’ in three acts and five tableaux, adapted ‘from the romance of M. Dumas by MM. E. Grangé and X. de Montépin’. Printed (Lacy’s acting edition, vol. 6, no. 79). Licence sent 2 April 1852 for performance at the Queen’s Theatre, Du...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Apr 1852
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1 item

64. Add MS 52931 H

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‘The blue baron, or, The mine fiend and the lake fay’, extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 6 April 1852 for performance at the Victoria 12 April 1852. MS includes letter from Eliza Vincent requesting the licence. Only listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53703 under the title‘The mine fiend and the...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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6 Apr 1852
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1 item

65. Add MS 52931 I

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‘Oh Gemini, or, The brothers of course’, burlesque in one act by G. Abbott à Beckett and Mark Lemon. Licence sent 8 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 12 April 1852. Signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a speech criticizing ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1852
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1 item

66. Add MS 52931 J

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‘The fairy page, or, The demon’s compact’, drama in two acts by Augustus Harris the elder. Licence sent 8 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester 12 April 1852. Title page lists John Knowles, and notes that licence should be sent to 368 Oxford Street for forwarding to Mr. K...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1852
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1 item

67. Add MS 52931 K

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‘The queen of the market’, drama in a prologue and three acts by H. C. Coape and B. N. Webster. Licence sent 8 April 1852 for performance at the Adelphi 12 April 1852. Signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 does not appear to list this play. Text written in a number of differen...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1852
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1 item

68. Add MS 52931 L

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‘The Camberwell brothers, or, The mystic milk man’, a ‘biological prolusion’ in two acts by Charles Selby. Licence sent 10 April 1852 for performance at the Olympic 12 April 1852. Signed by W. Farren. Text includes a number of songs where original lyrics are set to well-known music. Include...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1852
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1 item

69. Add MS 52931 M

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‘Adrienne Lecouvreur’, tragic drama in four acts. Licence sent 10 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester 10 April 1852. ‘Helen Faucit Martin’ is listed on title page, but Nicoll lists author as her husband, Sir Theodore Martin. Revisions to text throughout. This script ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1852
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1 item

70. Add MS 52931 N

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‘Mephistopheles, or, An ambassador from below’, an extravaganza in one act by R. B. Brough and H. S. Edwards. Licence sent 10 April 1852 for performance at the Adelphi 12 April 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 do...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1852
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1 item