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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Grecian Saloon, London Level [40] File

1. Add MS 52953 G

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'The seven poor travellers', domestic drama in 12 tableaux. Licence sent 14 March 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 14 March 1855. Signed. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths as well as a reference to biblical narrative be omitted. See also Add. 52952 F, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1855
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1 item

2. Add MS 52953 H

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'The royalist and republican', drama in one act by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 14 March 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 26 March 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Second signature appears on title page. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown authors’; Nicoll...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1855
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1 item

3. Add MS 52953 O

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'Past midnight', farce in one act by G. Conquest. Licence sent 26 March 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 24 March 1855. Elaborate description of setting. Nicoll does not attribute this play to Conquest. Keywords: bachelors. ff. 23. George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimist,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1855
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1 item

4. Add MS 52953 U

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'George Vernet, or, The life of a cabman', drama in three acts by G. Conquest. Licence sent 2 April 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 9 April 1855. Signed with unidentifiable signature. Signed by Ro. Conquest, manager. The script is addressed to W. B. Donne, London Library, St. Ja...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1855
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1 item

5. Add MS 52954 E

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'A domestic story, or, A family picture', drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 May 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Also signed by W. B. Donne. Script not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: art and artists, aristocracy, French influe...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1855
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1 item

6. Add MS 52955 A

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'Change for a sovereign', drama in two acts. Licence sent 13 July 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 16 July 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Signed by copyist ‘Robt. Watkins, 21 Bow Street’ on last page. Keywords: French influence, Pre-Revolutionary Fra...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1855
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1 item

7. Add MS 52955 B

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'Rich in love, but poor in pocket', a farce in one act by George Conquest. Licence sent 13 July 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 16 July 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Keywords: dance, festival and celebration, gambling, flirtation, food and dining. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1855
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 52955 G

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'Broken faith', drama in two acts. Licence sent 26 July 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 30 July 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: working class characters, poverty, ga...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1855
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1 item

9. Add MS 52955 L

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'Puzzled and pleased, or, A dancer's devotee', farce in one act. Licence sent 16 August 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 22 August 1855. Signed by W. Montgomery, acting manager. Keywords: food and dining, London, dance, disguise, letters, theatre, musicians. ff. 45. London; Secul...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1855
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1 item

10. Add MS 52957 N

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'Harlequin sun and moon and the seven sisters, or, The Zodiac in an uproar', pantomime by George Conquest. Licence sent 17 December 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 17 December 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, proprietor and responsible manager. Diagram included. Songs included in MS...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1855
Extent:
1 item