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9801. Add MS 52935 S

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'Oberon; or, The charmed horn’, masque by Mr. Beckett. Partly printed. Licence sent 25 October 1852 for performance at the Standard 25 October 1852. 'Written expressly by Mr. Beckett for his company of living marionettes, Royal Standard Theatre, October 1852.' Signed by Thomas W. Beckett. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 Oct 1852
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9802. Add MS 52935 T

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'Civilization', a play in five acts by John H. Wilkins. Licence sent 25 October 1852 for performance at the City of London Theatre 10 November 1852. Signed Mssrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the expressions 'Lord' and 'O Lord' be omitted. Pub...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 Oct 1852
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1 item

9803. Add MS 52935 Z

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'A capital match’, farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 November 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 4 November 1852. Names of actors included with the dramatis personae. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions throughout. Stage dir...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Nov 1852
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1 item

9804. Add MS 52936 X

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'Dick Whittington and his cat, or, Old Dame Fortune and Harlequin Lord Mayor of London', pantomime by T. L. Greenwood. Licence sent 21 December 1852 for performance at Sadlers Wells 27 December 1852. Keywords: London, stagecraft, Commedia dell'Arte, animals, food and dining, nautical drama, w...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Dec 1852
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1 item

9805. Add MS 52937 F

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‘Old Christmas Eve, or, The halls of my fathers’ (‘The regicide, or, The days of Cromwell and the civil wars of England’), drama in two acts by H. Dodson. Licence sent 17 January 1853 for performance at the Victoria 17 January 1853. Title page states in W. B. Donne’s hand that title has been ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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17 Jan 1853
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1 item

9806. Add MS 52938 DD

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'The Egyptian’, play in five acts by John H. Wilkins. Licence sent 30 March 1853 for performance at the City of London 4 April 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 174. Keywords: Rome, classical civilization, aristocracy, military, murder, letter...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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30 Mar 1853
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1 item

9807. Add MS 52939 F

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'Love's disguises’, domestic drama in two acts by H. H. Paul. Licence sent 9 April 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 13 April 1853. Published in Lacy's (vol. 11, no. 153) under the title The mob cap. Keywords: fashion, musicians, urban-rural contrast, family relationships...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1853
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1 item

9808. Add MS 52940 G

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'St Marc—a husband's sacrifice', drama in five acts by John H. Wilkins. Licence sent 31 May 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 6 June 1853. Signed by E. L. Smith. Keywords: Italy, aristocracy, death, illness, military, divorce, dance, festival and celebration, adultery, pri...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
31 May 1853
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1 item

9809. Add MS 52941 B

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'Chesterfield Thinskin', a farce in one act by J. M. Maddox. Licence sent 20 June 1853 for performance at the Princess’s 20 July 1853. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words 'God' and 'damn' be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 167. Keywords: spinsters, age a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1853
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1 item

9810. Add MS 52941 E

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'The new Tontine, or, The gold seekers of Carpentara' ('The gold seekers'), drama in four acts by Thomas H. Webb. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Queen's 27 June 1853. Signed by C. F. James, lessee and manager. Written in different hands and on different styles of paper. So...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1853
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1 item