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Container Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52961 A-T Level [40] File

11. Add MS 52961 K

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‘Perditta, the royal milkmaid, or, The winter’s tale’, burlesque in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 12 September 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 15 September 1856. Cover signed Charles Dillon, actual and responsible manager. Songs included in MS and written in a different hand. P...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1856
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1 item

12. Add MS 52961 L

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‘The forger and his victim’, drama in two acts by C. Pitt. Licence sent 12 September 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 12 November 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: London, land and farming, fashion, murder, crime, elopement. ff. 28. C. I. Pitt, writer of pl...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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12 Sep 1856
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13. Add MS 52961 M

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‘The frost of youth, or, Hearts matched against diamonds and the struggles of life’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 30 September 1856 for performance at City of London 6 October 1856. Three different types of paper and two different hands used for the text. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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30 Sep 1856
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1 item

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‘Dred, a tale of the great dismal swamp’, drama in two acts by F. L. Phillips and J. Colman. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at the Surrey October 1856. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that a number of phrases, usually ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1856
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1 item

15. Add MS 52961 O

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‘Cloud and sunshine, or, Love’s revenge’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at the Standard. Cover signed John Douglass, proprietor. Third act written on different paper. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: French influence, flirtation, aristocracy, crime, castl...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1856
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1 item

16. Add MS 52961 P

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‘Dred’, burlesque in one act. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at the Bower Saloon 16 October 1856. Cover signed W. Dean, manager. See also Add. 52961 N, 52962 G, 52962 H, 52962 L, and 52962 U. Keywords: poverty, black characters, America, slavery and abolitionism, American Sout...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1856
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1 item

17. Add MS 52961 Q

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‘The mill of the happy valley, or, Life’s mysteries and woman’s devotion’, drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 18 October 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: military, dance, working class characters, drinking and drunkenness, French i...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1856
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1 item

18. Add MS 52961 R

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‘The taint in the blood, or, The poisoned pearl’, drama in four acts. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 13 October 1856. Cover signed Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. MS appears to have been sent to the Lord Chamberlain in three instalments as po...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1856
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1 item

19. Add MS 52961 S

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‘I’ll write to the Times’, farce in one act by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at Sadlers Wells 16 October 1856. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 28, no. 411. Keywords: flirtation, illness, the press, adultery. ff. 16. John Pratt Wooler, called 'John Pratt'; writer of p...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1856
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20. Add MS 52961 T

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Index ff. 1. Cecil Pitt, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1856-1867.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1856-1867
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1 item