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8971. Add MS 53009 J

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'The poor nobleman', domestic drama in two acts by Charles Selby. Licence sent 25 November 1861 for performance at the St James's. Adapted from Le gentilhomme pauvre, by P. F. Pinel and É. Lafargue. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 53, no. 787. For another version, see Add. 53005 F. ff. 36. Ch...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 Nov 1861
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1 item

8972. Add MS 53010 M

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'Harlequin Hey-diddle-diddle the cat and the fiddle, or, The clock and the spoon and the nice old cow that jumped over the moon', pantomime by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 21 December 1861 for performance at the Effingham. Includes comic scenes. Numerous cuts and amendments in pencil. Letter a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Dec 1861
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1 item

8973. Add MS 53011 A

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'Slowtop's engagement', comedietta in one act by C. S. Cheltnam. Licence sent 9 January 1862 for performance at the Olympic. Adapted from a French original. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 53, no. 793. ff. 9. Charles Smith Cheltnam, translator and dramatist: Plays by, submitted for licence: 1861...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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9 Jan 1862
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1 item

8974. Add MS 53011 N

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'Kathleen Mavourneen, or, St. Patrick's eve', drama in three acts by William Travers. Licence sent 7 February 1862 for performance at the Pavilion. ff. 33. William Travers, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1856-1867.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Feb 1862
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1 item

8975. Add MS 53011 T

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'Adam Bede, the hall, the workshop and the farm', drama in three acts by J. E. Carpenter. Licence sent 18 February 1862 for performance at the Surrey. Based on the novel by George Eliot, first published by William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1859. ff. 29. Joseph Edwards Carp...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18 Feb 1862
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1 item

8976. Add MS 53012 M

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'Calderon, the King's favourite, or, The Jesuit's fate', drama in three acts by Thompson Townsend. Licence sent 3 March 1862 to be performed at the Queen's on 8 March 1862. Each act bears the author’s signature, with the cover signed C. S. James. ff. 49. William Thompson Townsend, dramatist...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1862
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1 item

8977. Add MS 53012 Z

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'The heather flower, or, Snapdragon the highwayman and the mysteries of Grassdale Manor', drama in four acts by T. P. Mead. Licence sent 29 March 1862 for performance at the Grecian. Part of title crossed out and illegible. ff. 50. Thomas Preston Mead, writer of plays: Play by, submitted:...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
29 Mar 1862
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1 item

8978. Add MS 53013 A

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'Misconstructions', farce in one act by Ellis Reynolds. Licence sent 3 April 1862 for performance at the Princess's. Cuts in ink. ff. 22. Ellis Reynolds, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1862-1863.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Apr 1862
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1 item

8979. Add MS 53013 AA

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'A great sensation', screaming farce in one act by Smythe Lee. Licence sent 2 May 1862 for performance at Sadlers Wells. Stage manager's directions written in ink and pencil. ff. 47. Smythe Lee, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1862-1864.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
2 May 1862
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1 item

8980. Add MS 53013 C

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'Dangerous playthings', drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 April 1862 for performance at the New Royalty. Cuts in ink and pencil. ff. 42. W. H. Marshall, writer of plays: Play by, submitted: 1862.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1862
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1 item