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10221. Add MS 52953 N

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'Diana's chase, or, The runaway goddess and the enchanted daffodil', drama in two acts. Licence sent 23 March 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 23 March 1855. Songs included in MS. Keywords: classical civilization, sport, the supernatural, dance, seaside settings, fairies and othe...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1855
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1 item

10222. Add MS 52953 W

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'Temptation', drama in two acts by Frederick Neale. Licence sent 4 April 1855 for performance at the Pavilion 4 April 1855. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown authors’. Keywords: land and farming, inheritance, illness, doctors and medicine, illegitimacy, crime, kidnapping, military, doctors and...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1855
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1 item

10223. Add MS 52956 L

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'The gipsy boy, or, The serpent and the dove', drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 October 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 12 October 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: gypsies, murder, festivals and celebration, family relationships. ff. 29. Hoxton; Middlesex B...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Oct 1855
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1 item

10224. Add MS 52956 M

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'Catching a mermaid', an ‘amphibious piece of extravagance’ by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 15 October 1855 for performance at the Royal Olympic 20 October 1855. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy's, vol. 24, no. 353. Keywords: theatre, festival and celebration, dance, art and artists, fl...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1855
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1 item

10225. Add MS 52957 R

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'Harlequin Puss in Boots, or, The ogre of Rat Castle and all the world and his wife', pantomime. Licence sent 19 December 1855 for performance at Sadlers Wells 26 December 1855. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: science and technology, Harlequinade...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1855
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1 item

10226. Add MS 52958 G

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‘Tales of the Hollow Tree Inn’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 13 January 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 13 January 1856. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. See also Add. 52958 D and 52958 O. Keywords: Austria, literature and literary reference, pubs and inns, land and farming, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1856
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1 item

10227. Add MS 52963 I

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‘Man, or, The seven steps to ruin’, in two acts. Licence sent 13 December 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 15 December 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: working class characters, poverty, gambling, debt and its consequen...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1856
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1 item

10228. Add MS 52964 M

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'A splendid investment', an original farce in one act by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Olympic 11 February 1857. Published in Lacy's, vol.30, no. 439. Keywords: seaside settings, food and dining, businessmen, poverty, crime, travel, speculation. ff. 28. Wi...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1857
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1 item

10229. Add MS 52965 AA

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'Quadroona, or, The man of crime', drama in two acts. Licence sent 28 April 1857 for performance at the Garrick the same day. For other versions, see Add. 52967 R. Keywords: nautical interest, military, poisoning, crime, kidnapping, children, orphans, aristocracy. ff. 12. Whitechapel; Midd...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1857
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1 item

10230. Add MS 52967 Q

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'Theodore of Ritzberg, or, The dumb boy of Vienna', drama of interest in two acts. Licence sent 17 July 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: aristocracy, Austria, disabled characters, crime, mourning, murder. ff. 24. Hox...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1857
Extent:
1 item