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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Seaman, William, writer of plays Level [40] File

1. Add MS 52939 AA

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'The will and the way’, drama in 2 acts. Licence sent 11 May 1853 for performance at the Britannia 16 May 1853. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. For other versions see Add. 52939 O, 52939 Q, 52939 BB, 52939 CC, 52939 DD, and 42942 H. Keywords: adultery, orphans, Indian characters, aristocr...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 May 1853
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1 item

2. Add MS 52943 Y

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'Woman and her master', drama in two acts by William Seaman. Licence sent 22 November 1853 for performance at City of London 28 November 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee, managers. Keywords: natural phenomena, illness, illegitimacy, travel. ff. 17. William Seaman, writer of p...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Nov 1853
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1 item

3. Add MS 52946 DD

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'The withered daisies, or, A midnight marriage', drama in two acts by William Seaman. Licence sent 10 April 1854 for performance at the City of London Theatre 17 April 1854. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a frequently recurring ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1854
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1 item

4. Add MS 52957 M

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'Harlequin and the ratcatcher's daughter, or, Lily Vite Land and his laughing donkey, or, Old Father Thames of Tiddy Bells Alley and the fairy of the Ruby and Emerald Lane', pantomime by W. Seaman. Licence sent 17 December 1855 for performance at the Bower Saloon 17 December 1855. Nicoll list...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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17 Dec 1855
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1 item

5. Add MS 52959 M

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‘Shelah from Cork, or, A spy in the Crimea’, drama in two acts by W. Seaman. Licence sent 8 May 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 8 May 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: Crimea, Irish characters, military, family relationships, crime, police. ff. 27. William ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 May 1856
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1 item

6. Add MS 52960 V

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‘The daughter of night, or, A poor girl’s fortune’, drama in two acts by W. Seaman. Licence sent 31 July 1856 for performance at the Britannia 31 July 1856. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Elaborate stage directions. Keywords: industrialization, Jews and Judaism, stagecraft, death, children...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1856
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1 item

7. Add MS 52965 B

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'The red man of Hammelberg, or, The price of life' ('The red man, or The headsman'), drama in two acts by William Seaman. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Victoria the same day. Request for licence signed J. J. Towers. Some revisions to text. Keywords: German influence, poli...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
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1 item

8. Add MS 52968 Q

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'Diogenes, in search of a contented man', drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt, and, ‘The old shadow, or, The spirit of conscience’, drama in two acts by W. Seaman. Both licences sent 9 October 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Both covers signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1857
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1 item

9. Add MS 52971 J

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'Jessie Brown, or, The relief of Lucknow', drama in one act with a prelude by William Seaman. Licence sent 26 January 1858 for performance at the Britannia. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Not listed in Nicoll. See also Add. 52972 L and Add. 53016 ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1858
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1 item

10. Add MS 52973 R

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'The unlucky leap year, or, A night attack', original domestic drama by W. Seaman. Licence sent 29 April 1858 for performance at the Britannia. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: festival and celebration, drinking and drunkenness, supernatural, military, Irish characters. ff. 34...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Apr 1858
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1 item

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