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

1. Add MS 52930 V

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‘The Hebrew son, or, The child of Babylon’ (‘Joseph and his brethren’), drama in three acts. Licence sought 11 March 1852 for performance at the Olympic, but refused on 13 March. According to LCO Day Book Add. 53703, the refusal of a licence was because the play was ‘merely a dramatic account o...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Mar 1852
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1 item

2. Add MS 52933 T

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‘The field of terror, or, The gnome lamp’ (‘The gnome’s lantern’ al. ‘Black spider’ al. The devil’s diggings’), romantic drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 August 1852 for performance at the Olympic 9 August 1852. Signed by W. Farren, manager. Extensive underlined stage directions and a numbe...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Aug 1852
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1 item

3. Add MS 52940 J

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'Love and avarice', drama in two acts. Licence sent 1 June 1853 for performance at the Olympic 6 June 1853. Signed by W. Farren, manager. Keywords: food and dining, family relationships, crime. ff. 107. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Olympic Theatre: 'Love and avarice', drama in t...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1 Jun 1853
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1 item

4. Add MS 52941 I

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'The merchant of Venice preserved' ('Shylock, a Jerusalem hearty-joke'), burlesque in one act. Licence sent 1 July 1853 for performance at the Olympic 4 July 1853. Signed by W. Farren, manager. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 11, no. 159, and there att...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1853
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1 item

5. Add MS 52943 H

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'The commencement of a bad farce; but which, however, it is hoped will prove to be Wright at last', farce in one act. Licence sent 29 October 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 31 October 1853. Portion of letter requiring phrases to be omitted has been copied into LCO Day Book Add. 53703. Li...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1853
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1 item

6. Add MS 52952 C

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'Tit for tat', comedietta in two acts by F. Talfourd and A. S. Wigan. Licence sent 10 January 1855 for performance at the Olympic 22 January 1855. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy's, vol. 17, no. 252. Keywords: food and dining, fashion, lodgers and boarding houses, flirtation, debt a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1855
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1 item

7. Add MS 52954 C

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'Still waters', drama in three acts by 'John Roakes' [i.e., Tom Taylor]. Licence sent 25 April 1855 for performance at the Olympic 14 May 1855. Published in Lacy's, vol. 22, no. 319, under the title ‘Still waters run deep’. Keywords: musicians, literature and literary reference, businessmen,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1855
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1 item

8. Add MS 52956 M

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'Catching a mermaid', an ‘amphibious piece of extravagance’ by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 15 October 1855 for performance at the Royal Olympic 20 October 1855. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy's, vol. 24, no. 353. Keywords: theatre, festival and celebration, dance, art and artists, fl...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1855
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1 item

9. Add MS 52957 C

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5 Reward!', farce in one act by John Oxenford. Licence sent 28 November 1855 for performance at the Olympic 3 December 1855. Published in Lacy's, vol. 24, no. 358. Keywords: fashion, duelling, travel, transport, Crimea, doctors and medicine. ff. 48. John Oxenford, dramatist, translator and...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Nov 1855
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1 item

10. Add MS 52957 X

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'The discreet princess, or, The three glass distaffs', extravaganza in one act by J. R. Planché. Licence sent 22 December 1855 for performance at the Olympic 26 December 1855. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 24, no. 357. Keywords: aristocracy, fairies and other supernatural ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1855
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1 item