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10731. Add MS 52941 V

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'The fountain of beauty, or, The king, the princess and the genie', a fancy extravaganza in two acts by J. M. Kingdom. Licence sent 26 August 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 5 September 1853. Signed by C. F. Smith. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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26 Aug 1853
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1 item

10732. Add MS 52945 Z

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'Villikens and his Dinah, or, The cup of cold pison', broad farce in one act by James Bruton. Licence sent 23 February 1854 for performance at the Surrey 27 February 1854. 'H. Blanchard, Copyist, 35 Isabella Street, Gibson St, Waterloo Road' written on title page. Nicoll confuses copyist for...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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23 Feb 1854
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1 item

10733. Add MS 52946 Y

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'Give a dog an ill name', farce in one act by G. H. Lewes. No record of licence being issued. The title is given in Nicoll as ‘Give a dog a bad name’. MS is dated 12 April 1854 and states that it is intended for representation at the Lyceum 17 April 1854. Keywords: fashion, servants, animals...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1854
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1 item

10734. Add MS 52948 M

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'A night in a churchyard! or, The hag of the hollow!', drama in three acts. Licence sent 28 June 1854 for performance at the Victoria 3 July 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: castles, sport, animals, disability, the supernatural, age and ageing, pubs and...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1854
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1 item

10735. Add MS 52949 E

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'Bruin the brave, or, The woodman and his dog', drama in two acts written and adapted by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 31 August 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. Diagrams included. Keywords: peasants, working class characters, animals, ghosts, police, crime, gypsies, prisons and...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Aug 1854
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1 item

10736. Add MS 52950 I

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'Money and misery, or, High crime and low crime', drama in three acts by John H. Wilkins. Licence sent 31 October 1854 for performance at the City of London the same day. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: fashion, servants, working women, education, aristocracy, elopement, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Oct 1854
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1 item

10737. Add MS 52950 L

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'The miser of Shoreditch', drama in two acts by T. P. Prest. Licence sent 31 October 1854 for performance at the Standard 2 November 1854. Signed by John Douglass. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 18, no. 367. Keywords: Early Modern Settings, pubs and inns, drinking and drunkenness, gypsies, serv...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Oct 1854
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1 item

10738. Add MS 52955 R

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'High and low water bell, or, The ebb and flow of fortune' ('High and low water bell, or, The panther of the seas and the ebb and flood of fortune'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 September 1855 for performance at the Victoria 17 September 1855. Request for licence written and signed by ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1855
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1 item

10739. Add MS 52958 C

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‘The wheel of life’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 5 January 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 5 January 1865. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: food and dining, kidnapping, crime. ff. 26. Hoxton; Middlesex Britannia Theatre alias Britannia Saloon: 'The wheel of life',...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1856
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1 item

10740. Add MS 52964 J

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'The wreck of the Golden Mary', drama in two acts. Licence sent 10 February 1857 for performance at the City of London the same day. For other versions, see Add. 52964 D and 52964 G. Keywords: nautical interest, murder, children, stagecraft, gold prospecting, Australia. ff. 20. London; Sec...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Feb 1857
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1 item