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12061. Add MS 52970 J

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'George Porge, pudding and pie kissed the girls and made them cry, or, Harlequin Daddy Long Legs', pantomime by John Douglass. Licence sent 21 December 1857 for performance at the Standard 26 December 1857. Comic scenes and songs included in MS. Keywords: harlequinade, trains and rail travel...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1857
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1 item

12062. Add MS 52975 D

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Octavia, tragedy in five acts by V. Alfieri, translated from the Italian by Thomas Williams. Printed (R.S. Francis, 1858). Italian with facing English translation. Licence sent 28 June 1858 for performance at the St. James's. 'Rough Proof' written on cover. Not listed in Nicoll. Part of t...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
28 Jun 1858
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1 item

12063. Add MS 52978 B

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'The tale of a coat', an entirely original comedy in three acts by William Brough and Gustavus Franck. Licence sent 5 November 1858 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 6 November 1858. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the words 'Oh Lord' and all other oaths be o...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Nov 1858
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1 item

12064. Add MS 53043 G

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'The four knaves and the pack, or, A game of life for the odd trick', by E. Towers.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 June 1865 for performance at the Effingham. The attribution of the play to E. Towers is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1865
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23 folios.

12065. Add MS 53096 G

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'The Orange Tree and the Humble Bee; or, The Little Princess who was Lost at Sea', by Henry James Byron
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'The Orange Tree and the Humble Bee; or, The Little Princess who was Lost at Sea', by Henry James Byron. Licence sent 13 May 1871 for performance at the Vaudeville Theatre. 64 folios.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item

12066. Add MS 53256 E

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Play by R. Toché; submitted: 1881 Play by E. Blum, writer of plays; submitted: 1881 Play by E. Blau, writer of plays; submitted: 1881
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1881
Extent:
1 item

12067. Add MS 53109 L

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'Ménage en Ville', by Théodore Barrière
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'Ménage en Ville', by Théodore Barrière. Licence sent 28 May 1872 for performance at the St. James's Theatre, London. 51 folios.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

12068. Add MS 53122 H

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'Returned to Life', by unknown author
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'Returned to Life', by unknown author. Licence details unavailable. 49 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1873
Extent:
1 item

12069. Add MS 53149 B

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'The Detective', by C. W. Scott
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'The Detective', by C. W. Scott. Play recommended 29 March 1875 for a licence to perform at the Mirror Theatre. 65 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1875
Extent:
1 item

12070. Add MS 52930 G

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‘No. 3 Fig Tree Court, Temple, or, Us and our clerks’, farce in one act by ‘John Roakes’ (i.e., Tom Taylor). Licence sent 26 February 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 6 March 1852. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 6, no. 80. Keywords: lodgers and boarding houses, law and the legal profession,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Feb 1852
Extent:
1 item