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21. Add MS 52945 Q

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'A good run for it', farce in one act by J. V. Bridgeman. Licence sent 11 February 1854 for performance at Sadlers Wells 13 February 1854. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that the word 'damn' be omitted as well as one other phrase. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 14, no. 198. Keyw...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Feb 1854
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1 item

22. Add MS 52945 W

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'Gin versus water', drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 21 February 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown author’. For other versions, see Add. 52945 C and 52945 W. Keywords: drinking and drunkenness, poverty, working class characters,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Feb 1854
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23. Add MS 52945 U

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'The Corsican brothers, or, La vendetta', a dramatic tragic romance in five acts and eight tableaux. Licence sent 15 February 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Signed by Thos. H. Lacy, 17 Wellington Street, Strand, London. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: Corsica, Paris,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Feb 1854
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24. Add MS 52945 O

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'Ranelagh', comic drama in two acts by J. P. Simpson and Cecil Wray. Licence sent 4 February 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 9 February 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 13, no. 192. Keywords: elopement, family re...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 Feb 1854
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25. Add MS 52945 BB

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'To oblige Benson', farce in one act by 'John Roakes', (i.e. Tom Taylor). Licence sent 24 February 1854 for performance at the Olympic 6 March 1854. Detailed description of set. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 208. Keywords: landlords and property, letters, seaside settings, flirtatio...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 Feb 1854
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1 item

26. Add MS 52945 D

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'A struggle for gold, or, A mother's prayer and the adventurer of Mexico', drama in five acts by Edward Stirling. Licence sent 16 January 1854 for performance at the City of London 23 January 1854. Signed by managers Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. For other versions, see Add. 52937 S, 52944...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 Jan 1854
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1 item

27. Add MS 52945 B

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‘Eustache', drama in three acts by John Courtney. Licence sent 9 January 1854 for performance at the Surrey. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 15, no. 224, as Eustache Baudin. Keywords: land and farming, French influence, military, food and dining, orphans, servants, fashion, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1854
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1 item