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9861. Add MS 52986 I

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‘Dinorah under difficulties’, farcical sketch in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 3 November 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 81, no. 1012. Lacy’s edition considerably expanded. See also 52985 A, Add. 52984 F and Add. 52992 C. Keywords: theatre, theatr...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1859
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1 item

9862. Add MS 52986 O

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‘Nursey Chickweed’, farce in one act by Thomas J. Williams. Licence sent 12 November 1859 for performance at the Princess’s. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 43, no. 637. Keywords: millers, children, rustics, nurses, food, elopement, appearance, education, dance, cross-dressing, clerks, mistaken id...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
12 Nov 1859
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1 item

9863. Add MS 52987 N

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‘The tempter’, drama in three acts by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 1 December 1859 for performance at the City of London. Keywords: gambling, debt, India, family relationships, military, navy, superstition, ghosts, robbery, murder, burglary, disguise, inheritance, duelling, disabled characters, i...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1859
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1 item

9864. Add MS 52987 O

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‘Harlequin and the little mouse who built his house in a Christmas cake’, pantomime by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 14 December 1859 for performance at the Marylebone. Includes comic scenes. Front cover signed J. Cave, lessee, comic scenes signed Harry Bolton. Keywords: food, drinking, fai...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Dec 1859
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1 item

9865. Add MS 52988 C

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‘The magic axe, or, The fairy of the moss rose dell and the fiend of the whisper valley’, pantomime. Licence sent 16 December 1859 for performance at the Victoria on 26 December 1859. Front cover signed J. Towers. Attributed by Nicoll to E. Towers. Keywords: German legends, nymphs, fairies...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Dec 1859
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1 item

9866. Add MS 52989 S

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'Holly Bush Hall', drama in two acts by W. Seaman. Licence sent 8 February 1860 for performance at the Effingham Saloon. Name of Morris Abrahams, manager of the theatre, noted on the cover. For other versions, see Add. 52989 M and 52990 D. Keywords: literary adaptations, gipsies, children, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1860
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1 item

9867. Add MS 52990 K

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'A frightful accident', farce in one act by T. Higgie. Licence sent 29 February 1860 for performance at the Strand. Contains stage directions. Names of actors inscribed next to the list of dramatis personae. Text bears inscription 'H. Chater, scripsit'. Keywords: photography, salesmen, pol...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Feb 1860
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1 item

9868. Add MS 52992 K

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Almina, opera in three acts by A. Lanzieres, music by Fabio Campana. Printed (Davison's Libretto Books) to be sold at the theatre. Italian, with English translation on facing page. Licence sent 25 April 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Printed by Advertisement for the ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
25 Apr 1860
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1 item

9869. Add MS 52993 D

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'The champion's belt, or, The ring and its moral', 'a drama of the times, written to discountenance the brutal practice of prize-fighting', in two acts, possibly by W. Travers. Licence sent 8 May 1860 for performance at the City of London Theatre. See Add. 52991 C, 52992 L and 52993 B. Base...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 1860
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1 item

9870. Add MS 52993 L

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Thrice married (A personation piece), farce in one act by H. M. Paul. Licence sent 16 May 1860 for performance at the Princess's. Printed, possibly the Lacy's edition. Published in Lacy's, vol. 45, no. 665, as A personation piece. This is an English version of the play La femme aux oeufs d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1860
Extent:
1 item