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11. Add MS 52992 D

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'The sylphide', extravaganza in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 9 April 1860 for performance at the Princess's. Contains words for songs. Based on the scenario for the ballet La sylphide, first performed in Paris in 1832 with choreography written for Marie Taglioni. The 'libretto' w...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1860
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1 item

12. Add MS 52992 E

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'A Christmas dinner' (altered from 'A family party'), comedietta in one act by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 14 April 1860 for performance at the Olympic. Contains extensive amendments in ink and paste-ins. Based on the lives of the Irish actress Margaret 'Peg' Woffington and the artist William H...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1860
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1 item

13. Add MS 52992 B

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'A change of system', petite comedy in one act by Howard Paul. Licence sent 5 April 1860 for performance at the St. James's. Published in Lacy's, vol. 45, no. 669. Keywords: aristocracy, inheritance, weddings, courtship, tenants, widows, widowers, Chancery, lawyers, literary references, Ital...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1860
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1 item

14. Add MS 52992 H

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'A race for a widow', comedietta in one act by T. J. Williams. Licence sent 18 April 1860 for performance at the Strand. Stage directions underlined in red ink. Published in Lacy's, vol. 46, no. 680. Keywords: clerks, inns, transport, rail travel, widows, Wales, London, cockneys, gipsies, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Italian
Date Range:
18 Apr 1860
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1 item

15. Add MS 52992 I

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'A friend in need', comedy in two acts by Sydney J. G. French and William Sorrell. Licence sent 20 April 1860 for performance at the St. James's. Inside cover bears the name of a 'Miss Wyndham'' written in ink. Published in Lacy's, vol. 46, no. 682. Keywords: London, marital relationships, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1860
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1 item

16. Add MS 52992 A

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'The miller and his men', extravaganza in one act by F. Talfourd and H. J. Byron. Licence sent 5 April 1860 for performance at the Strand. Stage directions and cues underlined in red ink. Contains words to songs. Published in Lacy's, vol. 45, no. 670, where it is described as 'a burlesque m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1860
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1 item