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9191. Add MS 52989 P

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'Temptation and atonement', drama in three acts by George Conquest. Licence sent 8 February 1860 for performance at the Grecian Saloon. Small pencil sketch possibly of set design, f. 31b. Based on the novel Temptation and atonement by Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances Gore), published in 18...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Feb 1860
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1 item

9192. Add MS 52989 V

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'Manuel of Spain, or, The mounted brigands of Valentia', drama in two acts by R. Phillips. Licence sent 13 February 1860 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre. Keywords: bandits, Spanish characters and settings, inquisition, prison, death, nobility, soldiers, music. ff. 41. R. Phillips,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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13 Feb 1860
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1 item

9193. Add MS 52990 E

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'Paper wings', comedy in three acts by Watts Phillips. Licence sent 25 February 1860 for performance at the Adelphi. Keywords: speculation, Stock Exchange, aristocracy, Welsh characters, banks, debt, mining, land. ff. 35. Watts Phillips, dramatist and designer: Plays by, submitted: 1857-1867.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 Feb 1860
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1 item

9194. Add MS 52991 F

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'Treaty of peace', petite drama in one act by Edward Stirling. Licence sent 24 March 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Swansea on 29 March 1860. Text bears name of Susan Pyne. Stage directions underlined in red ink. Last page signed by Thomas Joseph Anderson, copyist, of 3b Elliott...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 Mar 1860
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1 item

9195. Add MS 52991 N

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'The white Indian, or, The renegade's daughter', drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 April 1860 for performance at the Victoria on 9 April 1860. Note of application for licence signed 'I. Cohen' for J. Johnson Towers, the theatre manager, on title page. Nicoll attributes authorship to E. Tower...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1860
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1 item

9196. Add MS 52991 S

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'The forty thieves', burlesque in one act. Licence sent 4 April 1860 for performance at the Lyceum 9 April 1860. Cuts made in ink. Authorship attributed to “members of the Savage Club” by Nicoll. Keywords: fairy-tales, gnomes, animals, slaves, thieves, literary references, royalty, popular...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1860
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1 item

9197. Add MS 52992 J

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'March winds and April showers, or, The old folks at home', drama in three acts by William Seaman. Licence sent 20 April 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Sheffield. End of each act signed William Seaman, author. Back cover has postage stamps and address of the sender, 'C. L., 90, N...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1860
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1 item

9198. Add MS 52993 T

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The Irish emigrant, or, Temptation, comic drama in two acts by John Brougham. Licence sent 8 June 1860 for performance at the Standard. Printed (French's American Drama, no. 65). Contains a handwritten description of the printed edition, copyrights assigns, a definition of the play's title, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Jun 1860
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1 item

9199. Add MS 52994 K

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'Garibaldi the Italian liberator', opera by F. F. Cooper. Licence sent 7 July 1860 for performance at the Surrey. Name of Frances Davidge, the proprietor of the theatre, noted on cover. For another version, see Add. 52985 H. Contains words for songs. Keywords: war, Italy, drinking and drun...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Jul 1860
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1 item

9200. Add MS 52994 M

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'The golden Amy, or, The drooping Lilly' (sic) (altered from 'The golden Amy, or, The orphan's prayer', and 'The infant's retribution, or, The drooping Lilly') ('Amy the golden, or, The drooping lily' ), drama in two acts by H. Young. Licence sent 12 July 1860 for performance at the Surrey. L...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1860
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1 item