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9831. Add MS 52950 R

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'The slow man' ('The quiet man'), farce in one act by Mark Lemon. Licence sent 14 November 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 16 November 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Some revisions. Published in Lacy's, vol. 24, no. 347. Keywords: musicians, fashion, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Nov 1854
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1 item

9832. Add MS 52952 M

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'Seige of Sebastopol, or, The horrors of war', drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 February 1855 for performance at the Britannia 2 February 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: French imperialism, British Empire, Crimea, military, food and dining, Russian empire, cross dressing,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Feb 1855
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1 item

9833. Add MS 52954 O

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'Crime and remorse, or, Shadow of the dead' ('The crime and the vision'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 May 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 25 May 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: illness, crime, murder, family relationships, poison. ff. 30. Hoxton; Midd...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 May 1855
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1 item

9834. Add MS 52955 S

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'The king of Persia, or, The triumph of the Jewish Queen', drama in three acts. Licence sent 14 September 1855 for performance at the City of London 31 August 1855. Written on several different typed of paper. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the manager 'adhere strictly ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Sep 1855
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1 item

9835. Add MS 52956 G

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'Turpin's ride to York, or, The heir of Rookwood!', an equestrian drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 September 1855 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre, 17 September 1855. Signed by W. William Cooke, manager and Wm. West, stage manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation th...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1855
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1 item

9836. Add MS 52957 K

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'Mother Shipton's prophecy: seven women to one man, or, Don Giovanni and the steam king', pantomime. Licence sent 17 December 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 17 December 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulati...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1855
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1 item

9837. Add MS 52958 Q

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‘The dead duchesse, or, The muffled belle of Paris’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 February 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 24 April 1856. Signed Samuel Lane. Keywords: aristocracy, murder, theatre, poisoning, Paris, French influence. ff. 27. Hoxton; Middlesex Britannia Th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1856
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1 item

9838. Add MS 52958 W

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‘Masks and faces’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 19 February 1856 for performance at the Standard. ‘Mr Smith, 91 Charlotte St, Fitzroy Square’ written on back cover. MS written in two different hands, and includes some revisions, especially toward the end of the text. For a related play...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1856
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1 item

9839. Add MS 52961 E

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‘The college friends’ (‘The avenger witness, or, Crime and retribution’), drama in two acts. Licence sent 30 August 1856 for performance at the Surrey 30 August 1856. Cover signed Mr. Thompson Townsend. Revisions and annotations to text throughout. Keywords: land and farming, drinking and d...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1856
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1 item

9840. Add MS 52961 J

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‘The little laundress or, False colors’, original drama in one act by Charles Rice. comedian. Licence sent 21 September 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal Plymouth 12 November 1856. ‘Mss only, under 8oz’ and ‘Miss Clara St. Casse on Monday 15th Sept intended for representation, at the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Sep 1856
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1 item