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11381. Add MS 52947 W

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'Woman and her master, or, The lost children', domestic drama (‘dramatised from the tale now publishing in the London Journal’) by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 3 June 1854 for performance at the Pavilion 3 June 1854. For another version see Add. 52943 Y. Author’s name listed in Nicoll as W. Rich...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Jun 1854
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11382. Add MS 52949 G

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'The tasting order', farce in one act. Licence sent 4 September 1854 for performance at the Strand the same day. Signed by F. W. Allcroft. Keywords: food and dining, servants, working class characters, debt and its consequences, crime. ff. 22. Anon, writer of plays: 'The tasting order', fa...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 Sep 1854
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11383. Add MS 52949 H

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'Leading strings, or, Two ways to bring up a son', comedy in three acts. Licence sent 5 September 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket the same day. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted and that the word 'God' be subs...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Sep 1854
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1 item

11384. Add MS 52949 Y

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'Sebastapol from our own correspondent', drama in two acts by E. Stirling. Licence sent 17 October 1854 for performance at the Marylebone 21 October 1854. Signed by J. William Wallack, manager. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown author’. Keywords: British Empire, Russian Empire, French imperia...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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17 Oct 1854
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11385. Add MS 52950 BB

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'Aggravating Sam', farce in two acts by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 6 December 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 6 December 1854. Nicoll notes that this play was mistakenly attributed to C. J. Matthews at one point. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 17, no. 249. Keywords: travel, trains an...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1854
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1 item

11386. Add MS 52950 G

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'Bona fide travellers, a romance of the new Beer Bill', dramatic sketch in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 27 October 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 30 October 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Published in Lacy's, vol. 16, no. 239. Keywords: pub...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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27 Oct 1854
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1 item

11387. Add MS 52950 Y

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'A comical countess', farce in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 24 November 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 27 November 1854. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 52, no. 769. Keywords: aristocracy, French influence, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1854
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1 item

11388. Add MS 52952 A

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'Reinhard and Lenora', domestic play in five acts, translated from the German by Hermann Vezin. Licence sent 5 January 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Liverpool 5 January 1855. Signed ‘Hermann Vezin, Dec. 30th, 1855’ on last page. Keywords: German influence, pubs and inns, spinster...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1855
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1 item

11389. Add MS 52952 F

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'The seven poor travellers', drama in three acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 25 January 1855 for performance at the Surrey 29 January 1855. Songs included in MS. Also see Add. 52952 J, 52952 L and 52953 G. Keywords: literature and literary reference, land and farming, street musicians,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1855
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1 item

11390. Add MS 52952 H

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'The double marriage', drama in five acts by Charles Reade. Licence sent 8 January 1855 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed by Laura Seymour. 'Charles Read, Esqre., Garrick Club, King Street, Covent Garden' written inside front cover. 'J. Saunders, Copyist, 41 Church Road, Commercial...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1855
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1 item