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11851. Add MS 52959 R

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‘Mary May, or, The deceived one’, domestic drama in two acts by G. G. Branch. Licence sent 19 May 1856 for performance at the Albert and Garrick Royal Amphitheatre, 19 May 1856. Author’s address, 2 Wheeler Street, Spitalfields, listed on cover and title page. Keywords: land and farming, orpha...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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19 May 1856
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1 item

11852. Add MS 52960 K

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‘Medea, or, The best of mothers with a brute of a husband’, burlesque in one act by R. B. Brough. Licence sent 12 July 1856 for performance at the Olympic 14 July 1856. Revisions in different coloured inks throughout the text. Signed Rob. B. Brough, 4 South Lambeth Place, Vauxhall on back co...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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12 Jul 1856
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1 item

11853. Add MS 52961 S

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‘I’ll write to the Times’, farce in one act by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at Sadlers Wells 16 October 1856. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 28, no. 411. Keywords: flirtation, illness, the press, adultery. ff. 16. John Pratt Wooler, called 'John Pratt'; writer of p...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 Oct 1856
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1 item

11854. Add MS 52965 V

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'An Englishman's house is his castle', farce in once act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at the Princess’s, 11 May 1857. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Published in Lacy's, vol. 31, no. 456. Keywords: lodgers and boarding houses, servants, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1857
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1 item

11855. Add MS 52981 M

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‘Husbands beware’, farce in one act by E. Falconer. Licence sent 30 March 1859 to be performed 31 March 1859 at the Lyceum. Copied by G. Hastings. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths, and the line ‘your last letter making an assignation to go with me to Newmarket’,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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30 Mar 1859
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1 item

11856. Add MS 52981 O

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‘Nine points of the law’, comedietta in one act by T. Taylor. Licence sent 5 April 1859 for performance at the Olympic. Contains numerous cuts and amendments in ink and pencil. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 40, no.600. Based on the novel ‘Clover Cottage, or, I can’t get in,’ by M. W. Savage, 18...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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5 Apr 1859
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1 item

11857. Add MS 52983 U

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‘Quixote junior’, farce in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 11 July 1859 for performance at the Strand. Signed E. and J. Hastings, copyists. Keywords: servants, music, urban/rural contrast, Land, transport, literary reference, disguise, letters, marital relationships. ff. 21. Lei...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jul 1859
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1 item

11858. Add MS 52986 C

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‘Cupid’s ladder’, comedy in two acts by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 22 October 1859 for performance at the St. James's. Final page written in another hand. Keywords: aunts, farmers, courtship, inheritance, illegitimacy, eavesdropping, music, rural setting, London, transport, impersonation...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1859
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1 item

11859. Add MS 52986 G

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‘Romeo and Juliet, or, The cup of cold pison’ (sic), extravaganza in one act by Andrew Halliday. 1859. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a substantial amount of text be omitted. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 43, no. 633. Keywords: literary references, poison, popular song, Itali...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1859
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1 item

11860. Add MS 53004 Q

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'On and off!', farce in one act by T. J. Williams. Licence sent 31 May 1861 for performance at the Strand. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 51, no. 762. ff. 18. Thomas John Williams, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1856-1867: Ital, with some Eng trans.: Partly printed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
31 May 1861
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1 item