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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Pitt, George Dibdin, actor and dramatist Level [40] File

1. Add MS 52935 CC

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'The ocean born, or, The pirate father, a tale of the southern seas, 'nautical domestic drama’ in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 8 November 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 13 November 1852. 'Taken from the tale in the Family Herald of the same name' appears on title page. Text wri...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1852
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1 item

2. Add MS 52935 I

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‘Uncle Tom’s cabin; a nigger drama’, drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 9 October 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 9 October 1852. This text appears to contain at least three if not four different sections incorrectly bound together. For other versions see those written in 185...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1852
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1 item

3. Add MS 52939 O

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'The will and the way, or, The khan and the countryman’, domestic romantic drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 22 April 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 25 April 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. C. Morgan, Prompter for the Lessee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 recor...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1853
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1 item

4. Add MS 52939 V

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‘Pop goes the weasel, or, The devil's dance’, burletta in one act by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 5 May 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 6 May 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. Title page reads 'This short burletta is written for the purpose of introducing the new popular dance of ‘Pop...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 May 1853
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1 item

5. Add MS 52940 M

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'The bleak house, or, The spectre of the ghost walk', domestic drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 6 June 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 4 June 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. Revisions throughout. For other versions see Add. 52940 K, a version by an unnamed author f...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1853
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1 item

6. Add MS 52941 G

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'The media, or, Table moving', a comedietta in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 25 June 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. For analogues see Add. 52940 R and 52941 D. Keywords: spiritualism, the supernatural, ghosts, science and technolo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1853
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1 item

7. Add MS 52941 O

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'Zitella, or, The guerrilla boy and the spectre sister', romantic drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 20 July 1853 for performance at the City of London 20 July 1853. Keywords: the supernatural, ghosts, impersonation, military, English characters, the Pyrenees, Spain, cross dressing...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1853
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1 item

8. Add MS 52942 H

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'The second will and the way', drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 13 September 1853 for performance at the Pavilion. Title page reads 'The dark shall be right and the wrong shall be made right'. Written in two different hands. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Sep 1853
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1 item

9. Add MS 52945 W

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'Gin versus water', drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 21 February 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown author’. For other versions, see Add. 52945 C and 52945 W. Keywords: drinking and drunkenness, poverty, working class characters,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1854
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1 item

10. Add MS 52946 FF

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'The Wallachian, or, The passage of the Danube', a picture of the principalities seen during the Turkish War in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 10 April 1854 for performance at the Pavilion 17 April 1854. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. Text not listed in the LCO Day Book Add. 53073....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1854
Extent:
1 item