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9931. Add MS 53038 M

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Title:
'St George and the dragon, or, Harlequin and the seven champions of Christendom', By F. Cheatham.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque pantomime. Licence sent 17 December 1864 for performance at the Pavilion.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1864
Extent:

36 folios.

9932. Add MS 53060 L

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Title:
'Jack O'Lantern, or, The blue ribbon of the turf', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in a prologue and two acts. Licence sent 2 July 1867 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of the play to C. H. Hazlewood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1867
Extent:

26 folios.

9933. Add MS 53103 H

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Title:
'Billy Taylor; or, Harlequin Old Father Thames and Britannia Queen of the Sea', by G.H.George
Scope & Content:
'Billy Taylor; or, Harlequin Old Father Thames and Britannia Queen of the Sea', by G.H.George. Licence sent 13 December 1871 for performance at the Oriental Theatre, London. 67 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item

9934. Add MS 53098 G

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Title:
'In Possession', by Robert Reece
Scope & Content:
'In Possession', by Robert Reece [E.G.Lankester]. Licence sent 19 June 1871 for performance at the Royal Gallery of Illustration. 11 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item

9935. Add MS 53115 D

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Title:
'Black Crook', by Joseph Paulton
Scope & Content:
'Black Crook', by Joseph Paulton. Read for licence 23 December 1872 for performance at the Alhambra Theatre, London. 125 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

9936. Add MS 52940 P

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Scope & Content:
'The electric telegraph, or, The fast man in a fix! A touch at the Times', farce in one act by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 10 June 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 13 June 1853. Title page signed by proprietor. Detailed description of dramatis personae. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 re...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1853
Extent:
1 item

9937. Add MS 52943 L

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Scope & Content:
'The maid of Normandy', vaudeville in one act by Josh Halford. Nicoll attributes this play under the name of J. C. Barrett. Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 7 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. Keywords: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1853
Extent:
1 item

9938. Add MS 52944 X

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Scope & Content:
Comic scenes for a Christmas pantomime for the season 1853 - 1854. No record of the issue of a separate licence in LCO Day Book Add. 53703. The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, is mentioned on the last page, but there are no other markings which would confirm that the scenes were intended to be an a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1853
Extent:
1 item

9939. Add MS 52945 C

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Scope & Content:
'Gin and water, or, The times we live in', drama in three acts. Licence sent 11 January 1854 for performance at the Victoria 16 January 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Songs included in MS. For other versions, see Add. 52945 V and 52945 W. Keywords: drinking ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jan 1854
Extent:
1 item

9940. Add MS 52945 J

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Scope & Content:
'A dramatic legend', in a prelude and three acts. Licence sent 26 January 1854 for performance at the Olympic the same day. Revisions and diagrams throughout. Songs and music included in MS. Keywords: German influence, the supernatural, pubs and inns, musicians, drinking and drunkenness, art...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1854
Extent:
1 item