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11581. Add MS 52968 D

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'Our traviata', burlesque in one act by W. F. Vandervell. Licence sent 5 September 1857 for performance at the Surrey 14 September 1857. Cover signed Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Songs included in MS. For other versions see Add. 52966 R, 52967 T, and 52968 B. Keywords: literature and lit...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Sep 1857
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1 item

11582. Add MS 52968 S

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'The war trail, or, The white horse of the prairie', grand Mexican equestrian spectacle in three acts by W. T. Townsend. Licence sent 15 October 1857 for performance at Astley's.Royal Amphitheatre. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Keywords: Mexico, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1857
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1 item

11583. Add MS 52970 E

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'Harlequin Prince Love the Day, or, Queen Busy Bee, Little Red Riding Hood, and the fiend wolf', pantomime by H. Young. Licence sent 19 December 1857 for performance at the Victoria 26 December 1857. Request for licence signed by J. Johnson Towers. Copied by Isaac Cohen. Songs included in ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1857
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1 item

11584. Add MS 52971 O

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'A pleasant time of it', farce in one act, probably by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 3 February 1858 for performance at the Strand 2 February 1858. 'Leicester Buckingham, 14 Clements Inn' written on cover. See also Add. 52971 P. Keywords: mountain settings, pubs and inns, travel, entertain...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Feb 1858
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1 item

11585. Add MS 52980 D

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‘The leprachaun, or, Bad luck’s good luck with good looking-after’ (sic), drama in two acts by E. Falconer. Licence sent 25 February 1859 for performance at the Lyceum on 28 February 1859. Listed in Nicoll as ‘The Leprechaun, or, Bad luck’s good luck with good looking after’. LCO Day Book Ad...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
25 Feb 1859
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1 item

11586. Add MS 52981 K

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‘The Castle of Otranto’, burlesque in one act. Licence sent 26 March 1859 for performance at the St. James’s. Some cuts and amendments in ink. Based on the novel by Horace Walpole, 1764. Keywords: Italian settings, literary reference, supernatural, weddings, popular song, castles, politics...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1859
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1 item

11587. Add MS 52984 B

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‘An old offender’, comic drama in two acts by J. R. Planché. Licence sent 22 July 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 41, no. 615. Keywords: aristocracy, Early Modern settings, inheritance, wards, robbers, magistrates, legends, courtship, letters, disguise. ff. 58...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1859
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1 item

11588. Add MS 52992 I

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'A friend in need', comedy in two acts by Sydney J. G. French and William Sorrell. Licence sent 20 April 1860 for performance at the St. James's. Inside cover bears the name of a 'Miss Wyndham'' written in ink. Published in Lacy's, vol. 46, no. 682. Keywords: London, marital relationships, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1860
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1 item

11589. Add MS 52995 W

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'Ruy Blas', drama in three acts by Edmund Falconer. Licence sent 11 October 1860 for performance at the Princess's. Sketch in ink of period costume design on f. 2. Signed A. Harris, lessee. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 refers to the correspondence held in the LCO Letter Register concerning alter...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Oct 1860
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1 item

11590. Add MS 52999 W

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'Blue Beard from a new point of hue', burlesque by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 26 December 1860 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy's, vol. 49, no. 729. ff. 20. Henry James Byron, called 'Nick Nemo'; actor and dramatist: Plays by, submitted for licence: 1857-1865: Partly imperf.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Dec 1860
Extent:
1 item