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10301. Add MS 52947 P

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'This horse will be sold to pay the expenses, if not claimed within 14 days', extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 29 May 1854 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 5 June 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager, and Mr. West, stage manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 record...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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29 May 1854
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1 item

10302. Add MS 52947 X

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'From village to court', a petit comedy in two acts by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 June 1854 for performance at the Princess’s 5 June 1854. Published in Lacy's, vol. 15, no. 214. Keywords: German influence, aristocracy, peasants, military, illness, nursing, letters. ff. 36. John Maddison ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Jun 1854
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1 item

10303. Add MS 52948 S

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'The courier of Lyons, or, The robbers of the mail post', drama in three acts. Licence sent 12 July 1854 for performance at the City of London. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. For other versions see Add. MS 52948 A, 52948 P, and Add. 52951 T. Keywords: food and dining, dandies, cr...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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12 Jul 1854
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1 item

10304. Add MS 52948 T

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'The old chateau, or, A night of peril', drama in three acts by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 21 July 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 24 July 1854. Actors’ names listed alongside dramatis personae. 'Examiner abroad for 7 days' noted on title page. Revisions throughout. Pub...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Jul 1854
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1 item

10305. Add MS 52949 S

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'The lion of England and the eagle of France! or, The heroes of the East', drama in three acts. Licence sent 5 October 1854 for performance at the Victoria 30 September 1854. Title page notes that the ‘third and last act will bear the title of "The battle of the Alma! or, The fall of Sebastop...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1854
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1 item

10306. Add MS 52950 C

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'The bond of love', drama in two acts. Licence sent 21 October 1854 for performance at the Surrey the same day. Written in a number of different hands and on different papers. Songs included in MS. Keywords: pubs and inns, nautical interest, military, Russian empire, British Empire, French ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1854
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1 item

10307. Add MS 52955 C

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'Wife or no wife', play in five acts. License sent 16 July 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 23 July 1855. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: aristocracy, French influence, elopement. ff. 46. London; Secular Instituti...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1855
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1 item

10308. Add MS 52961 H

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‘Down at Ramsgate, or, What I think I say!’, farce in one act. Licence sent 6 September 1856 for performance at the Victoria 8 September 1856. Request for licence signed Joseph Johnson Towers. Keywords: seaside settings, theatre, lodgers and boarding houses. ff. 12. London; Secular Institu...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1856
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1 item

10309. Add MS 52966 O

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'The prince and the fairy', burlesque in one act. Licence sent 27 May 1857 for performance at the Victoria the same day. Request for licence signed by J. Johnson Towers. Songs included in MS. Keywords: festival and celebration, fairies and other supernatural creatures, dance. ff. 13. Lon...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
27 May 1857
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1 item

10310. Add MS 52966 S

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'Rosalie Mortimer, or, Fate and its victims', drama of real life in one act. Licence sent 6 June 1857 for performance at the Britannia the same day. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: land and farming, festival and celebration, murder, children, family relationships, sport, educ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1857
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1 item