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12011. Add MS 52950 Z

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'Pierre the foundling', drama in two acts by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 2 December 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 7 December 1854. Request for licence written in a hand that appears to be Benjamin Webster's. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words 'Lord' and 'O...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
2 Dec 1854
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1 item

12012. Add MS 52951 AA

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'Eugénie, or, A sister's vow', drama in one act by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 8 January 1855 for performance at the Albert and Garrick Royal Amphitheatre. 'From L. Levy, Albert and Garrick Theatre, Leman Street, Whitechapel' written on title page. Nicoll lists this play as being performed...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1855
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1 item

12013. Add MS 52953 Y

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'The falling star, or, Poor Andrew of the Tyrol', “drama of interest” in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 13 April 1855 for performance at the City of London 13 April 1855. Signed by Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown authors’. Keywords: French influence...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
13 Apr 1855
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1 item

12014. Add MS 52954 Q

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'Only a halfpenny', farce in one act by John Oxenford. Licence sent 31 May 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 31 May 1855. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 22, no. 329. Keywords: festivals and celebration, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
31 May 1855
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1 item

12015. Add MS 52954 U

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'Helping hands', domestic drama in two acts by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 9 June 1855 for performance at the Adelphi 20 June 1855. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Published in Lacy's, vol. 22, no. 325. Keywords: lodgers and boarding houses, musicians, illness, pove...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1855
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1 item

12016. Add MS 52954 Z

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'Buckstone's adventure with a Polish princess', original farce in one act by 'Slingsby Lawrence, Esq.' [i.e. G. H. Lewes]. Licence sent 29 June 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 4 July 1855. 'G. H. Lewes, 7 Clarence Row, East Sheen, Surrey' appears on title page. Some revis...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
29 Jun 1855
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1 item

12017. Add MS 52955 I

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'The parish boy's progress', in two acts by C. Hazlewood. Licence sent 7 August 1855 for performance at the City of London. No date of first performance given. Signed by the lessees, Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. For other versions see Add. 52955 H and 52956 J. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 an...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Aug 1855
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1 item

12018. Add MS 52955 V

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'The sanctuary' ('The sanctuary, or, England in 1450'), musical drama in two acts by J. E. Carpenter. Licence sent 20 September 1855 for performance at the Surrey 8 October 1855. Songs included in MS. Keywords: London, death, poverty, nautical interest, disguise, travel, stagecraft. ff. 37....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1855
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1 item

12019. Add MS 52957 X

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'The discreet princess, or, The three glass distaffs', extravaganza in one act by J. R. Planché. Licence sent 22 December 1855 for performance at the Olympic 26 December 1855. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 24, no. 357. Keywords: aristocracy, fairies and other supernatural ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1855
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1 item

12020. Add MS 52958 O

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‘The boots at the Holly Tree Inn, or, The infant elopement to Gretna Green’, illustrative sketch in one act by Benjamin N. Webster. Licence sent 31 January 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 31 January 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1856
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1 item