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9121. Add MS 52936 CC

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'The fairy and the fawn, or, Life in the dog star and the voyage of taste', pantomime by Charles Rice. Licence sent 23 December 1852 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 27 December 1852. Signed by 'B. O. Conquest, actual and responsible manager.' Title page is missing. Songs included in M...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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23 Dec 1852
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1 item

9122. Add MS 52936 E

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'Gotobed Tom', farce in one act by Thomas Morton. Licence sent 24 November 1852 for performance at the Olympic 25 November 1852. Cover signed by Will Farren, Manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: widows and widowers, family relationshi...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 Nov 1852
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9123. Add MS 52936 S

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'The island of trances, and the land of flowers! or, Harlequin King Nosey and the old woman from Babylon', pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1852 for performance at the Victoria Theatre 27 December 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Revisions throughout, sometim...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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20 Dec 1852
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9124. Add MS 52937 L

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‘Louis XI’, a ‘grand melodramatic play’ in three acts by W. R. Markwell. Licence sent 26 January 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 14 February 1853. Signed by E. J. Smith. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 9, no. 34. Keywords: military, French influence, aristocracy, family rel...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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26 Jan 1853
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9125. Add MS 52938 K

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'Amakosa, or Scene of Kaffir warfare’, a grand equestrian spectacle in three acts by Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 26 February 1853 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 28 March 1853. Signed by William Cook, Wm. West and W. B. Donne. Keywords: South Africa, animals, black character...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
26 Feb 1853
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1 item

9126. Add MS 52940 E

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'The devil's three decker; or, The pirate's bride and the constancy of woman', drama in two acts. Licence sent 26 May 1853 for performance at the Victoria 30 May 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: nautical drama, letters, fallen women, suicide, cross-dre...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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26 May 1853
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1 item

9127. Add MS 52941 C

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'Minnigrey', a romantic drama in two acts by James Elphinstone, ‘adapted from the tale lately publishing in the London Journal’. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 25 June 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. Three other versions were licenced in April 1852; one by ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1853
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1 item

9128. Add MS 52941 K

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'Sambodampalus', burlesque in one act by J. H. Tully. Licence sent 4 July 1853 for performance at the Strand circa 7 July 1853. Annotation asking for the grant of a licence signed by J. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. Keywords: black characters, English characters, Africa, aristocracy, t...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 Jul 1853
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1 item

9129. Add MS 52941 N

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'The spirit trapper! Or, The rapparee's mystery, a romance of the Eve of All Hallows' ('The rapparee's vengeance'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 19 July 1853 for performance at the Victoria 18 July 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: the supernatural, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
19 Jul 1853
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1 item

9130. Add MS 52941 P

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'Going to Chobham, or, The petticoat captains', farce in one act by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 29 July 1853 for performance at the City of London 30 July 1853. Signed by Austin Lee. Published in Lacy's, vol. 11, no. 161. Keywords: feminism, military, disguise, cross dressing, gypsies, Ch...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jul 1853
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1 item