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11981. Add MS 52954 H

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Berta; a legend of the Hartzberg, comic opera in two acts by Hawley Smart. Printed. Licence sent 4 May 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 7 May 1855. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Keywords: Germany, mountain settings, festivals and celebration,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 May 1855
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1 item

11982. Add MS 52955 N

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'How's your uncle, or, The ladies of the court', farce in one act by T. E. Wilks. Licence sent 25 August 1855 for performance at the Adelphi 27 August 1855. Request for licence written and signed by B. Webster. Published in Lacy's, vol. 41, no. 607. Keywords: working class characters, naut...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 Aug 1855
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1 item

11983. Add MS 52957 G

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'Blow in the dark,' farce in one act by W. Thompson Townsend. Licence sent 8 December 1855 for performance at the Surrey 3 December 1855. Published in Lacy's, vol. 106. Keywords: French influence, hotels, aristocracy, military, fashion, duelling, servants. ff. 21. William Thompson Townsend...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1855
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1 item

11984. Add MS 52958 CC

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‘How we live, or, London labour and the London poor’, drama in three acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 18 March 1856 for performance at the Surrey 24 March 1856. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 lists title as ‘How we live in the world of London’. Cover signed ‘Mr Smith ?? Haymarket’. See anothe...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18 Mar 1856
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1 item

11985. Add MS 52958 R

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‘Peace at any price’, farce in one act by T. W. Robertson. Licence sent 8 February 1856 for performance at the Strand 11 February 1856. ‘J. P. Wooler, 17 Wellington Street, Islington’ written on cover. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: fami...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1856
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1 item

11986. Add MS 52958 V

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‘The bride of Poland, or, The secret leader’, drama in two acts by R. Dodson. Licence sent 14 February 1856 for performance at the Bower Saloon 14 February 1856. Diagrams included. Keywords: aristocracy, treason, dance, family relationships, military, peasants, stagecraft, castles. ff. 39. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1856
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1 item

11987. Add MS 52959 C

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‘Good Queen Bess’, burlesque in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 22 March 1856 for performance at the Strand 24 March 1856. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: Early Modern settings, politicians, pubs and inns. ff. 36. Charles James Collins, writer of plays: London. Secu...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1856
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1 item

11988. Add MS 52959 T

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The people’s lawyer, drama in two acts. Printed (n.d.) by J. S. Jones. Licence sent 19 May 1856 for performance at the Strand. Elaborate descriptions of setting and costume. Keywords: law and the legal profession, United States, art and artists, poverty, crime. ff. 18. Joseph Stevens Jone...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
19 May 1856
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1 item

11989. Add MS 52960 X

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Irish Assurance, farce in two acts by Mrs. B. Williams. Printed (n.d.) Licence sent 11 August 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 11 August 1856. “Written expressly for Mr. Barney Williams. To which are added, a description of the costume, cast of characters, entrances and exits, relative po...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Aug 1856
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1 item

11990. Add MS 52961 B

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‘The mould of mould manor, or, A ghost story’ original drama in two acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 30 August 1856 for performance at the Surrey 30 August 1856. Keywords: family relationships, military, crime, murder, supernatural, servants. ff. 36. John Beer Johnstone, actor and dram...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1856
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1 item