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9281. Add MS 52975 I

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'Catherine Howard', drama in two acts 'from the French of Alexandre Dumas', translated and adapted by John Coleman. Licence sent 16 July 1858 for performance at the Theatre Royal Bolton. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a number of religious allusions be omitted. See also...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 Jul 1858
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1 item

9282. Add MS 53633 K

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George Bernard Shaw, author: 'The Man of Destiny': typescript, submitted to the Lord Chamberlain by George Bernard Shaw: 1897
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1897
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1 item

9283. Add MS 53654 F

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George Bernard Shaw, author: 'You Never Can Tell': printed proof of rehearsal copy, submitted to Lord Chamberlain by George Bernard Shaw: 1898
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1898
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1 item

9284. Add MS 52939 B

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'Honour among thieves, or, A desperate game’, farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 4 April 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 7 April 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. 'A marvellous, pleasant love story' as well as actors’ names written in pencil al...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 Apr 1853
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1 item

9285. Add MS 52939 Y

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'The chase, or, Life on the turf’, hippodrama in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 7 May 1853 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 16 May 1853. Signed by stage manager and W. Cooke, lessee and manager. Keywords: animals, servants, sport, gambling, dance, poverty, Pop Goes the W...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 May 1853
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1 item

9286. Add MS 52940 A

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'The dream of the Irish emigrants, or, The Lady May', drama in two acts. Licence sent 13 May 1853 for performance at the Strand 16 May 1853. Request for licence written and signed by John Kemble. Unidentified signature appears on title page. Songs included in MS. Keywords: Ireland, pubs an...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 May 1853
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1 item

9287. Add MS 52940 J

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'Love and avarice', drama in two acts. Licence sent 1 June 1853 for performance at the Olympic 6 June 1853. Signed by W. Farren, manager. Keywords: food and dining, family relationships, crime. ff. 107. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Olympic Theatre: 'Love and avarice', drama in t...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1 Jun 1853
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1 item

9288. Add MS 52943 H

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'The commencement of a bad farce; but which, however, it is hoped will prove to be Wright at last', farce in one act. Licence sent 29 October 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 31 October 1853. Portion of letter requiring phrases to be omitted has been copied into LCO Day Book Add. 53703. Li...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1853
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1 item

9289. Add MS 52955 A

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'Change for a sovereign', drama in two acts. Licence sent 13 July 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 16 July 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Signed by copyist ‘Robt. Watkins, 21 Bow Street’ on last page. Keywords: French influence, Pre-Revolutionary Fra...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1855
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1 item

9290. Add MS 52957 U

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'Harlequin and the five senses! or, Happy Land and Evil Land, and the union of the allied powers in the realms of truth and light!', pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1855 for performance at the Victoria 26 December 1855. Request for licence written and signed by J. Johnson Towers, lessee. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1855
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1 item