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036-002004303 Name Anon, writer of plays Level [40] File

1. Add MS 52949 W

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'The siege of Silistria', grand military spectacle in two acts. Licence sent 29 September 1854 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 2 October 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee, and Willm. West, stage manager. For other versions, see Add. 52949 R. MS has been divided into two f...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1854
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1 item

2. Add MS 52949 I

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'Queen of the vintage, or, The courier prince', narrative of the Rhine, in one act. Licence sent 6 September 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 9 September 1854. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: German influence, aristocracy, orphans, peasants, family relationships, dan...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1854
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1 item

3. Add MS 52949 O

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'The two revolutions, or, The brothers' destiny and early crime', drama in two acts. Licence sent 23 September 1854 for performance at City of London the same day. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: Early Modern settings, aristocracy, military, adultery, family relationships...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Sep 1854
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1 item

4. Add MS 52949 R

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'The siege of Silistria', grand military spectacle in two acts. Licence sent 29 September 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 2 October 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager and Willm. West, stage manager. For other versions, see Add. 52949 W. MS has been divided...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1854
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1 item

5. Add MS 52949 Z

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'The trustee', comedy in two acts. Licence sent 17 October 1854 for performance at the Olympic 24 October 1854. Written in a number of different hands with some revisions pasted in. Keywords: French influence, aristocracy, festival and celebration, family relationships. ff. 69. Anon, write...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Oct 1854
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1 item

6. Add MS 52949 F

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'Hard times, but wait a little longer', drama in two acts. Licence sent 4 September 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. For other versions, see Add. MS 52949 A. Keywords: industrialisation, literature and literary reference, theatre, philanthropy, orphans, poverty, drinking an...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1854
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1 item

7. Add MS 52949 K

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'The princess, with the burning eyes, or, The mare Jingle, and the luminous hat', burlesque in two acts. Licence sent 12 September 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 18 September 1854. Signed by R. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 537...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1854
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1 item

8. Add MS 52949 C

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'The siege of Troy, or, The miss-judgement of Paris', grand classical equestrian burlesque in two acts. Licence sent 21 August 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 28 August 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager and Wm. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. L...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1854
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1 item

9. Add MS 52949 S

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'The lion of England and the eagle of France! or, The heroes of the East', drama in three acts. Licence sent 5 October 1854 for performance at the Victoria 30 September 1854. Title page notes that the ‘third and last act will bear the title of "The battle of the Alma! or, The fall of Sebastop...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1854
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1 item

10. Add MS 52949 G

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'The tasting order', farce in one act. Licence sent 4 September 1854 for performance at the Strand the same day. Signed by F. W. Allcroft. Keywords: food and dining, servants, working class characters, debt and its consequences, crime. ff. 22. Anon, writer of plays: 'The tasting order', fa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1854
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1 item