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11. Add MS 52954 G

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'Louis the XIVth, or, The organ boy of Savoy', drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 May 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 3 April 1855. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the following stipulation: 'Act 2nd, scene last. Louis: "Listen what am I worth? Stella: "About 8 and 20 pieces of si...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 May 1855
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1 item

12. Add MS 52954 M

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'The little demon', drama in one act. Licence sent 19 May 1855 for performance at the Strand 21 May 1855. Keywords: the supernatural, fairies and other the supernatural creatures, street musicians, sport, aristocracy. ff. 22. London. Secular Institutions; Theatres. Strand Theatre: 'The litt...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
19 May 1855
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1 item

13. Add MS 52954 N

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'The ratcatcher's daughter', ‘written from the popular song of that name’ by James Elphinstone. Licence sent 23 May 1855 for performance at the Pavilion 23 May 1855. For another version see Add. 52955 X. Keywords: working class characters, poverty, London, servants, sport, military. ff. 64....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 May 1855
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1 item

14. Add MS 52954 BB

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'How stout you're getting', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 July 1855 for performance at the Princess’s 16 July 1855. Published in Lacy's, vol. 22, no. 327. Keywords: science and technology, doctors and medicine, food and dining, London, poverty, transport, travel. ff. 21. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1855
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1 item

15. Add MS 52954 T

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'An honest attorney, or, The mathematician', drama in two acts by W. S. Empden. Licence sent 9 June 1855 for performance at the Strand 11 June 1855. Signed. Revisions in blue ink. Keywords: science and technology, law and the legal profession, working class characters, poverty, crime. ff. 3...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1855
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1 item

16. Add MS 52954 B

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'Food for gossip', comedy in three acts translated and adapted from the Italian ‘Oste e non oste’, ‘expressly for the present occasion’ by Alfred Elwes. Licence sent 23 April 1855 for performance at the Soho Theatre 23 April 1855. Playbill bound in with the script which lists ‘Miss Kelly's Th...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1855
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1 item

17. Add MS 52954 X

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L'auberge de Schawasbach, pièce in one act by Alexandre Dumas. Printed (1850). French. Licence sent 21 June 1855 for performance at the Soho Theatre. Original first performance at Théâtre de la Gaité 20 March 1850. Publisher's advertising at front and back. Keywords: peasants, French infl...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
21 Jun 1855
Extent:
1 item

18. 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
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1855
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1 item

19. 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
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1855
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1 item

20. 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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1855
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1 item