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8891. Add MS 52946 L

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'My wife's first husband', musical farce in one act by William E. Suter. Licence sent 16 March 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon the same day. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Songs included in MS. Keywords: servants, land and farming, widows, domestic violen...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1854
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1 item

8892. Add MS 52947 D

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'The war in Turkey, or, The struggle for liberty', grand naval and military spectacle in two acts. Licence sent 20 April 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 24 April 1854. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. The second act only is bound in this volume; see Add. 52946 KK for first act...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1854
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1 item

8893. Add MS 52947 S

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'Michael Ceno! or, The morning star and the gypsy's bride!' drama in three acts. Licence sent 29 May 1854 for performance at the Victoria 5 June 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: gypsies, aristocracy, crime, execution, nautical interest, murder, the sup...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
29 May 1854
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1 item

8894. Add MS 52947 Y

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'The Baltic fleet', drama in two acts. Licence sent 5 June 1854 for performance at the Standard. Signed by John Douglass. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: nautical interest, Russian empire, French imperialism, British Empire, imprisonment, Crimea. ff. 20. Anon, writer of plays: 'The Baltic...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Jun 1854
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1 item

8895. Add MS 52948 C

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'The lamplighter, or, The blind girl's protegée', drama in two acts. Licence sent 17 June 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 26 June 1854. For another version see Add. 52948 O. Keywords: poverty, working class characters, orphans, natural phenomena, family relationships, death, cri...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1854
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1 item

8896. Add MS 52948 D

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'The silver devil!’, a ‘spry lt'l drama' in one act. Licence sent 20 June 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 15 May 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager, and Wm West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1854
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1 item

8897. Add MS 52948 R

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'Hopes and fears', drama in one act. Licence sent 5 July 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 6 July 1854. Request for licence written and by Benjamin Webster. For a French version under the title La joie fair peur, see Add. 52947 K, and for another English version, ‘Sunshine through the cl...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jul 1854
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1 item

8898. Add MS 52948 Y

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'The knight and the water lily, or, Love among the mermaids', a melodramatic ballet d'action in one act. Licence sent 27 July 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 31 July 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager, and Wm. West, stage manager. First two pages bound toge...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1854
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1 item

8899. Add MS 52949 F

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'Hard times, but wait a little longer', drama in two acts. Licence sent 4 September 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. For other versions, see Add. MS 52949 A. Keywords: industrialisation, literature and literary reference, theatre, philanthropy, orphans, poverty, drinking an...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1854
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1 item

8900. Add MS 52949 K

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'The princess, with the burning eyes, or, The mare Jingle, and the luminous hat', burlesque in two acts. Licence sent 12 September 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 18 September 1854. Signed by R. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 537...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1854
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1 item