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9081. Add MS 52938 Z

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'Salvatori (altered from ‘Marco Spada’). or, The bandit's daughter’, drama in three acts by Morris Barnett. Licence sent 23 March 1853 for performance at the Olympic 28 March 1853. Signed by Morris Barnett and W. Farren. 'Marco Spada' written on title page and crossed out. Revisions through...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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23 Mar 1853
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9082. Add MS 52941 I

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'The merchant of Venice preserved' ('Shylock, a Jerusalem hearty-joke'), burlesque in one act. Licence sent 1 July 1853 for performance at the Olympic 4 July 1853. Signed by W. Farren, manager. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 11, no. 159, and there att...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1 Jul 1853
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9083. Add MS 52951 BB

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'Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc, Holland and up the Rhine', entertainment by Albert Richard Smith. Licence sent 23 December 1854 for performance at the Egyptian Hall the same day. Printed, illustrated programme bound in with MS. Programme includes plan of stalls, omnibus list and ca...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1854
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9084. Add MS 52951 Q

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'Hop o' my thumb, or, The giant ogre and his seven league boots', pantomime. Licence sent 21 December 1854 for performance at the Queens 26 December 1854. Signed by C. J. James. Some revisions. Songs included in MS. Keywords: fairies and other the supernatural creatures, theatre, Harlequin...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Dec 1854
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9085. Add MS 52972 G

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'Ticklish times', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 24 February 1858 for performance at the Olympic 8 March 1858. Keywords: seaside settings, age and ageing, letters, police. ff. 11. John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by, submitted: 1852-1867.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 Feb 1858
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1 item

9086. Add MS 52973 A

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'A doubtful victory', comedietta in one act by John Oxenford. Licence sent 25 March 1858 for performance at the Olympic. Actors' initials listed alongside dramatis personae. Published in Lacy's, vol. 36, no. 531. Keywords: land and farming, military, family relationships. ff. 50. John Oxe...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1858
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1 item

9087. Add MS 52975 S

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Nothing to nurse, original farce in one act by Charles M. Walcot. Printed (Lacy's edition, vol. 33, no. 485.) Licence sent 15 September 1858 for performance at the Strand. Letter written on title page and signed by C. Swanborough suggests the theatre may have been accused of performing the p...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
15 Sep 1858
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1 item

9088. Add MS 52975 W

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'Paved with gold', drama in three acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 11 September 1858 for performance at the Victoria 20 September 1858. Request for licence written by Isaac Cohen and signed 'J. J. Towers'. The play is based on the novel Paved with gold, or, The romance and reality of th...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1858
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1 item

9089. Add MS 52976 D

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'The red vial', drama in three acts by Wilkie Collins. Autograph and signed. Licence sent 2 October 1858 for performance at the Olympic. Contains revisions to text and extensive stage directions. Keywords: Jews, Frankfurt, servants, family relationships, fathers, sons, mothers, daughters, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1858
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1 item

9090. Add MS 52976 N

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'Wooing in jest and loving in earnest', comedietta in one act by A. C. Troughton. Licence sent 26 October 1858 for performance at the Strand. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 37, no. 555. Keywords: widows, military, rural ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1858
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1 item