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9141. Add MS 52946 Q

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'Wanted, a she-wolf', farce in one act by 'Slingsby Lawrence' (i.e. G. H. Lewes). Licence sent 23 March 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 29 March 1854. Keywords: German influence, science and technology, education, food and dining, Germany, family relationships, illegitimacy. ff. 44. Geor...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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23 Mar 1854
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9142. Add MS 52947 A

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'Ben Bolt', drama in two acts. Licence sent 20 April 1854 for performance at the Standard. Signed by John Douglass, proprietor. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. For another version see Add. 52946 P. Keywords: peasants, food and dining, theatre, work...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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20 Apr 1854
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1 item

9143. Add MS 52947 U

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'Henri the witless, or, Life's cloud and sunshine', drama in three acts. Licence sent 2 June 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 4 June 1854. Actor's names included with dramatis personae. Prompter's notes in pencil. Revisions throughout. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: festivals a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Jun 1854
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1 item

9144. Add MS 52948 A

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'The courier of Lyons' ('The Lyons mail' al. 'The courier of Lyons, or, The attack upon the mail'), romantic drama in three acts by Charles Reade, translated and adapted from the play by L. I. E. Lemoine-Moreau, E. de Girardin, and A. C. Lartigue. Licence sent 15 June 1854 for performance at t...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Jun 1854
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1 item

9145. Add MS 52948 F

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'Rotherhithe in the olden time, or, The female highwayman', drama in two acts by James Elphinstone. Licence requested for performance at the Pavilion 27 June 1854, but refused. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 refers to 'official letter book' in connection with this text. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854
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1 item

9146. Add MS 52949 C

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'The siege of Troy, or, The miss-judgement of Paris', grand classical equestrian burlesque in two acts. Licence sent 21 August 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 28 August 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager and Wm. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. L...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1854
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1 item

9147. Add MS 52950 D

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'Schamyl, the warrior prophet', drama in three acts by J. P. Simpson. Licence sent 28 October 1854 for performance at the Princess’ 6 November 1854. Revisions pasted in. Written on different papers. See Add. 52949 P. Keywords: Christians and Christianity, Muslims and Islam, military, Russi...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1854
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1 item

9148. Add MS 52951 D

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'Two heads are better than one' ('The false head; or, The haunted house'), farce in one act by F. Lennox Horne. Licence sent 11 December 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 13 December 1854. Corrections pasted in. Published in Lacy's, vol 27, no 396. Keywords: family relationships, illness, i...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Dec 1854
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1 item

9149. Add MS 52951 N

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'Little Red Riding Hood, or, The fiend of the forest, the ferocious wolf and fairy of the harvest festival', pantomime. Licence sent 21 December 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 26 December 1854. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Keywords: fairies and other the...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1854
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1 item

9150. Add MS 52951 T

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'The carrier of London, or, The courier of Lyons', burlesque in two acts by J. Halford. Licence sent 21 December 1854 for performance at the Strand 26 December 1854. Signed by manager. Songs included in MS. For other versions, see Add. MS 52948 A, Add. MS 52948 P and Add. 52948 S. Keywords: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1854
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1 item