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9131. Add MS 52941 Q

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'Old Adam, or, A father's dream', domestic drama in two acts by W. Thompson Townsend. Licence sent 4 August 1853 for performance at the City of London 6 August 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Written in a number of hands and on different types of paper. Keywords: age and age...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 Aug 1853
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1 item

9132. Add MS 52942 B

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'Mont Blanc, or, The witch of the Alps' ('Avalanche! or, The murder in the snow!'), romantic drama in two acts by T. E. Wilks. Licence sent 26 August 1853 for performance at the Queen's 5 September 1853. Signed by C. F. James. Text written on a number of different types of paper. Revisions ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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26 Aug 1853
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9133. Add MS 52943 C

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'Sequin, or, The scalp hunter', drama in three acts. Licence sent 22 October 1853 for performance at the City of London 24 October 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths and the phrase 'by Jesus' be omitted. Keywords: A...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1853
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1 item

9134. Add MS 52943 G

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'A pretty piece of business', farce in one act by Thomas Morton the younger. Licence sent 27 October 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 1 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 176. Keywords: nautical dra...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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27 Oct 1853
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1 item

9135. Add MS 52943 S

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'Louisa Meller, the musician's daughter', drama in two acts. Licence sent 12 November 1853 for performance at the Britannia 21 November 1853. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: divorce, aristocracy, adultery, musicians, murder, poisoning, suicide, politicians. ff. 30. Hoxton; Mid...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1853
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1 item

9136. Add MS 52943 Y

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'Woman and her master', drama in two acts by William Seaman. Licence sent 22 November 1853 for performance at City of London 28 November 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee, managers. Keywords: natural phenomena, illness, illegitimacy, travel. ff. 17. William Seaman, writer of p...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1853
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1 item

9137. Add MS 52944 E

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'Harlequin and the miller and his men, or, King Salamander and the fairy of the azure lake', grand comic Christmas pantomime by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 9 December 1853 for performance at the Princess 26 December 1853. Stage directions underlined in red. Keywords: fairies and other superna...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Dec 1853
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1 item

9138. Add MS 52945 DD

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'Away with melancholy', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 1 March 1854 for performance at the Princess’ 13 March 1854. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 196. Keywords: lodgers and boarding houses, Bath...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1854
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1 item

9139. Add MS 52946 FF

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'The Wallachian, or, The passage of the Danube', a picture of the principalities seen during the Turkish War in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 10 April 1854 for performance at the Pavilion 17 April 1854. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. Text not listed in the LCO Day Book Add. 53073....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1854
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1 item

9140. Add MS 52946 GG

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'The World's War! or, The siege of Jerusalem at the Turks honour and the Christians valour', a historical play in three acts. Licence sent 11 April 1854 for performance at the Victoria 17 April 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Written in different hands and on d...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1854
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1 item