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9161. Add MS 52962 N

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‘Hyram Balthazar, or, The maniac Jew’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 November 1856 for performance at the Britannia 3 November 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: Jews and Judaism, law and the legal profession, fashion, poverty. ff. 14. Hoxton; Middlesex Britannia The...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1856
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1 item

9162. Add MS 52964 W

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'Barney the Baron, or, The haunted chamber', farce in one act by 'Hains' (i.e. Samuel Lover). Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 16 February 1857. Request for licence signed Benjamin Webster. Revisions and at least one diagram included. Keywords: German influence, Iris...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
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1 item

9163. Add MS 52965 G

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'Spare the rod and spoil the child', drama in three acts by William Travers. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at City of London Theatre the same day. Cover signed "Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee" and "Mr. William Travers (the author)". Nicoll attributes the play to W. Fraser. Keyw...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1857
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1 item

9164. Add MS 52965 R

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'The wild gypsy girl, or, The dark shadows and sunshine of life', drama in three acts. Licence sent 3 April 1857 for performance at the Victoria 13 April 1857. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that a few phrases be omitted. Nicoll records the date of first performance as 7 Apri...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Apr 1857
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1 item

9165. Add MS 52969 N

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'A telegram', farce in one act by John V. Bridgeman. Licence sent 24 November 1857 for performance at the Strand 23 November 1857. Revisions and prompter’s notes added to text in pencil. “Copyist—Mr. H. Roberts, 24 Agnes Street, Waterloo Road, Lambeth” written on last page. Keywords: scienc...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1857
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1 item

9166. Add MS 52969 O

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'The duke’s double', farce in one act. Licence sent 26 November 1857 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 30 November 1857. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. Keywords: aristocracy, French influence, French characters,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Nov 1857
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1 item

9167. Add MS 52972 O

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Love knot, comedy in three acts by J. S. Coyne. Printed (Lacy's acting edition, vol. 35, no. 511). Licence sent 8 March 1858 for performance that day at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Letter written on Dramatic Authors Society stationery from the author offering the print copy of Love knot t...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1858
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1 item

9168. Add MS 52973 N

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'The kettle drum of the Surrey', farce in one act by J. Parselle. Licence sent 19 April 1858 for performance at the Surrey. Cover bears names of Messrs Shepherd and Creswick. Keywords: food and dining, speculation, musicians, theatre. ff. 18. J. Parselle, writer of plays: Plays by, submitt...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Apr 1858
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1 item

9169. Add MS 52978 D

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'A woman of the world', drama in two acts by W. E. Suter, and signed by him. Licence sent 10 November 1858 for performance at the Queen's. Cover signed C. J. James. For other versions, see Add. 52976 A, 52976 K, and 52978 C. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths be...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Nov 1858
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1 item

9170. Add MS 52979 J

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‘I’ve written to Browne’ (altered from 'A needless stratagem'), farce in one act by T. J. WilliaMS Licence sent 29 January 1859 for performance at the Olympic. Letter from M. E. Conway to the Examiner regarding the title change bound in with front cover. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 lists it as a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
29 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item