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10601. Add MS 52963 M

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‘Hushaby baby on the tree top, or, The comet of 1856 without his tail’, pantomime. Licence sent 13 December 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 13 December 1856. Comic scenes appear before the speaking parts, the reverse of the usual order. Keywords: the press, harlequinade, Crimea,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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13 Dec 1856
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10602. Add MS 52965 I

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'The days of Hogarth, or, Marriage a la mode, and the mysteries of old London', drama in two acts “founded on the celebrated pictures of the Marriage a la mode”. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Apr 1857
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10603. Add MS 52965 S

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'Atalanta, or, The three golden apples', burletta in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 9 April 1857 for performance at the Haymarket 13 April 1857. Space left for songs to be inserted later. Published in Lacy's, vol. 30, no. 448. Keywords: classical civilization, education, festival...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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9 Apr 1857
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1 item

10604. Add MS 52966 A

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'A steel hand, and his nine thieves, or, The fairy pool of the giant mountain', original legendary drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 May 1857 for performance at the Britannia 11 May 1857. Keywords: mountain settings, castles, aristocracy, Early Modern settings, German influence, drinking and ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 May 1857
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10605. Add MS 52976 A

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'The woman of the world', drama in two acts by Nelson Lee Jnr. Licence sent 25 September 1858 for performance at the City of London Theatre. Title page signed Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. See also Add. 52976 K, 52978 C, and 52978 D. Based on the serialised novel by Lady Clara Cavendish. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 Sep 1858
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1 item

10606. Add MS 52982 A

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‘Under a cloud’, drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 15 April 1859 for performance at the Britannia. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Based on the serialisation ‘Under a cloud’ by Frederick and James Gr...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Apr 1859
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1 item

10607. Add MS 52983 H

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‘The contested election’ al. 'The election', comedy in three acts by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 23 June 1859 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Amended in MS to shorter title, under which it also appears in the LCO Day Book Add. 52703. MS contains detailed stage directions, diagr...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1859
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1 item

10608. Add MS 52983 W

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‘The children in the woods, or, The fairy birds of the forest’, extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 18 July 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. MS signed Henry J. Byron but attributed to E. L. Blanchard in Nicoll. Numerous cuts and additions in ink. Some actors' names pencilled in next t...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18 Jul 1859
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1 item

10609. Add MS 52986 A

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‘The head of the family’ comedietta in one act by W. S. Emden. Licence sent 20 October 1859 for performance at the Olympic. Adapted from ‘Le moulin a paroles’. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 44, no. 650. Keywords: farmers, family relationships, widows, letters, courtship. ff. 52. William Samu...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1859
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1 item

10610. Add MS 52988 R

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‘Jack the giant killer, or, Harlequin King Arthur and the knights of the round table’, pantomime by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 23 December 1859 for performance at the Princess’s . Comic scenes bound within MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 43, no. 645. Keywords: fairy-tales, mothers, sons, myth...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1859
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1 item