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10231. Add MS 52967 S

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'A case of conscience', farce in one act. Licence sent 18 July 1857 for performance at the Princess’s 16 November 1857. Speaking cues and stage directions underlined in red. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: lodgers and boarding houses, mur...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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18 Jul 1857
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1 item

10232. Add MS 52967 Y

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'The honour of the house, or, Ppride and passion', drama in two acts. Licence sent 14 August 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 18 August 1857. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: aristocracy, sport, servants, duelling, festival and celebration. ff. 16. Hoxton; Middle...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Aug 1857
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1 item

10233. Add MS 52971 N

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'A lucky hit', comic drama in one act by Edward Stirling. Licence sent 1 February 1858 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 1 February 1858. This text appears to be the author's second version of the same play. Keywords: French influence, aristocracy, Spain, duelling, flirtation....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1 Feb 1858
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1 item

10234. Add MS 52974 L

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'Dying for love', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 24 May 1858 for performance at the Princess's. Nicoll cites 28 June 1858 as the date of production. Published in Lacy's, vol. 36, no. 536. Keywords: doctors and medicine, food and dining, travel, illness. ff. 17. John Maddis...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 May 1858
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1 item

10235. Add MS 52976 L

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'A tenant for life', farce in one act by W. Phelps. Licence sent 26 October 1858 for performance at Sadlers Wells 30 October 1858. Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Keywords: bachelors, servants, lodgers, eviction, lawyers, widows, courtship, engagement, letters, popular mus...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1858
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1 item

10236. Add MS 52980 L

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‘Carlo Leoni, or, The Irish boy and the gipsy girl’ (altered from 'Carlo Leoni, or, The children of the stars’), drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 7 March 1859 for performance at the Britannia. Original title crossed out and amended in ink. Keywords: Italian settings, Spani...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Mar 1859
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1 item

10237. Add MS 52984 H

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Prison and palace, comic drama in two acts by J. Palgrave Simpson. Licence sent 5 August 1859 for performance at the Canterbury. Printed for private circulation in an edition of Lacy’s. Back cover signed Hon. S.(?) Ponsonby. First performed at Thurloe Place West, Brompton, February, 1853. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1859
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1 item

10238. Add MS 52985 C

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‘The magic toys’, ballet farce in one act by J. Oxenford. Licence sent 28 September 1859 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed J. Oxenford on front cover. ‘Miss L. Thompson’ pencilled next to list of dramatis personae. Set design inside front cover in ink. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 42...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1859
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1 item

10239. Add MS 52989 Q

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'Sisterly service', comedietta in one act by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 8 February 1860 for performance at the Strand. MS written in more than one hand; see note 'H. Chater scripsit' on f. . LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1860
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1 item

10240. Add MS 52989 U

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'I will if you will', farce in one act by James Bruton. Licence sent 13 February 1860 for performance at the St James's. Described on the front cover as 'A broad farce in one act and one scene'. Keywords: tailors, burglars, bachelors, rural police, spinsters, wards, cross-dressing, inheritan...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1860
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1 item