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9951. Add MS 52983 N

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‘A school for coquettes’, comedietta in two acts by J. P. Simpson. Licence sent 4 July 1859 to be performed on 9 July 1859 at the Strand. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 41, no. 610. Keywords: aristocracy, artists, widows, flirtation, disguise, servants, urban/rural contrast, marital separation, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 Jul 1859
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1 item

9952. Add MS 52983 T

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‘Cartouche, or, The six escapes of a robber’, drama in three acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 11 July 1859 for performance at the City of London Theatre. See also Add. 52997 C. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 76, no. 1031. Considerable variation between the MS and Lacy’s versions. Keywords: Fre...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Jul 1859
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1 item

9953. Add MS 52993 G

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'Deeds of darkness', drama in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 8 May 1860 for performance at the Queen's on 12 May 1860. Cover signed C. J. James. Each act signed W. E. Suter. Cuts made in ink. Acts bound in reverse order. Contains words to songs. Keywords: treason, political revolu...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 May 1860
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1 item

9954. Add MS 52993 M

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'Shoals and quicksands of youth, or, Deeds and doings in the world of London', drama in two acts by W. Seaman. Licence sent 22 May 1860 for performance at the Victoria on 4 June 1860. Note of application for licence signed 'I. Cohen' for J. Johnson Towers, the theatre manager. On cover page....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 May 1860
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1 item

9955. Add MS 53000 N

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'House on the bridge of Notre Dame', drama in three acts by M. R. Lacy. Licence sent 7 February 1861 for performance at the Lyceum. Adapted from the French of T. Barrière and H de Kock. This MS copy appears to have been used as an exhibit in a court case concerning the play, the following st...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1861
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1 item

9956. Add MS 53003 K

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'Black sheep', comedy in three acts by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 18 April 1861 for performance on 22 April at the Haymarket. Actors’ names listed next to dramatis personæ. Cues and stage positions marked in pencil, amendments in red pencil, cuts in ink. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 51, no. 751...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18 Apr 1861
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1 item

9957. Add MS 53006 H

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'The idiot of the mountain', drama in three acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 2 September 1861 for performance at the Surrey on 7 September 1861. Cues underlined in red ink. Adapted from the French of MM. Eugène Grangé and 'Lambert Thiboust' (i.e. P. A. A. Thiboust). Contains words for song...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1861
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1 item

9958. Add MS 53007 D

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'The old toll house', drama in two acts by J. H. Cave. Licence sent 24 September 1861 for performance at the Marylebone. Authorship attributed to C. H. Hazlewood in Nicoll. ff. 20. J. H. Cave: Play by, submitted for licence: 1961.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
24 Sep 1861
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1 item

9959. Add MS 53009 U

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'Margery Daw, or, The two bumpkins', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 14 December 1861 for performance at the Adelphi. Signed B. Webster. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 54, no. 798. ff. 14. John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by, submitted: 1852-1867.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Dec 1861
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1 item

9960. Add MS 53012 J

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'Catch a weazel' (sic), comedietta in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 14 March 1862 for performance at the Strand. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 54, no. 809. ff. 21. John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by, submitted: 1852-1867.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1862
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1 item