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21. Add MS 52949 T

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'A blighted being', farce in one act by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor). Licence sent 7 October 1854 for performance at the Olympic 16 October 1854. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths as well as the words 'Lord' and 'God' be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 16,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1854
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1 item

22. Add MS 52949 U

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'The corporal's daughter, or, The garnet ring', drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 October 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Songs included in MS. Keywords: pubs and inns, military, drinking and drunkenness, illness, working class characters, fashion, servants, aristo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1854
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1 item

23. Add MS 52949 B

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'Faust and Marguerite, or, The demon tempter', melodrama in three acts. Licence sent 11 August 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon the same day. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that two passages be censored for religious content. Keywords: science and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
11 Aug 1854
Extent:
1 item

24. Add MS 52949 Q

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'The avalanche, or, The trials of the heart', drama in four acts by A. G. Harris. Licence sent 29 September 1854 for performance at the Surrey 3 March 1854. Additional stage directions added in pencil, and there are revisions where parts of the page have been entirely removed. Published in L...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1854
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1 item

25. Add MS 52949 A

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'Hard times', drama in three acts by F. F. Cooper. Licence sent 10 August 1854 for performance at the Strand 14 August 1854. Request for licence written in a hand that appears to be Benjamin Webster's. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that two passages be censored for religious co...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Aug 1854
Extent:
1 item

26. Add MS 52949 J

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'The new wags of Windsor', farce in one act. Licence sent 11 September 1854 for performance at the Strand 18 September 1854. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word 'Lord' be substituted with 'Heaven'. Keywords: military, fashion, orphans, family relationships, flirtati...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1854
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1 item

27. Add MS 52949 M

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'The king's rival', drama in five acts by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor) and Charles Reade. Licence sent 16 September 1854 for performance at the St. James’s 25 September 1854. Signed by Laura Seymour. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a passage ab...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1854
Extent:
1 item