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9001. Add MS 53028 Q

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'Harlequin King Crystal, or, The Princess of the silver maze and the good little fairy at the bottom of the well' (altered from 'King Crystal'), pantomime by E. Towers. Licence sent 22 December 1863 for performance at the Effingham. Name of Morris Abrahams, the theatre manager, noted on cover...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Dec 1863
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1 item

9002. Add MS 53028 R

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'The Prince and the Lion King, or, Harlequin, the invisible cap and the Fairy Queen that was changed to a frog', pantomime by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 23 December 1863 for performance at the Standard. "Great National Standard Pantomime" on front cover. List of comic scenes in different hand...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1863
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1 item

9003. Add MS 53028 V

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'Dick Whittington and his wonderful cat; or, Harlequin Humpty Dumpty and the home of content in the realms of happiness', pantomime by Frederick Marchant. Licence sent 24 December 1863 for performance at the Pavilion. Large "W" and illegible signature on f. 35 r. MS written in more than one ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1863
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1 item

9004. Add MS 52959 U

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‘A battle of smoke’, farce in one act. Licence sent 23 May 1856 for performance at the Adelphi on 26 May 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: food and dining, lodgers and boarding houses. ff. 11. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Adelphi T...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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23 May 1856
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1 item

9005. Add MS 52980 N

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‘The broken chain, or, Ronald the reaper’, drama in three acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 11 March 1859 for performance at the Grecian Saloon. Cover signed B. O. Conquest, manager. Keywords: farm labourers, nobility, disguise, inns, guardians, secret marriage, Medieval settings, inheritanc...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1859
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1 item

9006. Add MS 52984 A

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‘The divorce, or, The old love and the new’, drama in three acts by W. Bertin. Licence sent 20 July 1859 for performance at the City of London. Signed Johnson and Cohen on front cover. Based on the serial ‘The divorce’, by Lady Clara Cavendish, published in Reynolds’s Miscellany, starting 19...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1859
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1 item

9007. Add MS 52951 U

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'Prince Prettypet and the butterfly' ('Papillonette, or, The prince, the butterfly and the beetle'), extravaganza in two acts by William Brough. Licence sent 22 December 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 26 December 1854. Note pasted in stating: 'The licenser is respectfully informed that th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1854
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1 item

9008. Add MS 52978 Q

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'Harlequin and Prince Brilliant' al. 'The king of the castle, or, Harlequin Prince Diamond and the Princess Brighteyes', pantomime by 'Alfred Crowquill' (i.e. A. H. Forrester). The second title has been added by the Examiner. Licence sent 6 December 1858 for performance at the Princess's Th...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1858
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1 item

9009. Add MS 53045 F

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'Tom Sheppard, or, The bright road of honesty and the dark path of crime'.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 23 September 1865 for performance at the Bower. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown but notes a performance subsequent to that at the Bower taking place on 31 May 1866 at the Grecian.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
Sep 1865
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37 folios.

9010. Add MS 53100 U

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'Mercy's Choice; or, Shifting Scenes of a Workman's Life', by Frederick Marchant
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'Mercy's Choice; or, Shifting Scenes of a Workman's Life', by Frederick Marchant. Licence sent 2 October 1871 for performance at the Grecian Theatre, London. 35 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
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1 item