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

1. Add MS 52929 A

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‘My sister from India’, farce in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 31 December 1851 for performance at the Strand 1 January 1852. Includes performances of the songs ‘Youth in wrinkles’, and ‘Soldiers, comrades.’ The latter is noted in the text to be from the play Frederick of Prussia, a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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31 Dec 1851
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1 item

2. Add MS 52931 L

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‘The Camberwell brothers, or, The mystic milk man’, a ‘biological prolusion’ in two acts by Charles Selby. Licence sent 10 April 1852 for performance at the Olympic 12 April 1852. Signed by W. Farren. Text includes a number of songs where original lyrics are set to well-known music. Include...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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10 Apr 1852
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1 item

3. Add MS 52942 S

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'Hotel charges, or, How to cook a biffin', farcical sketch in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 6 October 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 10 October 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 12, no. 169. Keywo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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6 Oct 1853
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1 item

4. Add MS 52947 J

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'The marble heart, or, The sculptor's dream', drama in five acts by Charles Selby. Licence sent 15 May 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 18 May 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the phrase 'Eve before the ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 May 1854
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1 item

5. Add MS 52949 M

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'The king's rival', drama in five acts by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor) and Charles Reade. Licence sent 16 September 1854 for performance at the St. James’s 25 September 1854. Signed by Laura Seymour. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a passage ab...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1854
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1 item

6. Add MS 52949 N

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'My friend the major', farce in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 18 September 1854 for performance at the St. James’s 25 September 1854. Signed by Laura Seymour. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 16, no. 231. Keywords...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1854
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1 item

7. Add MS 52949 V

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'The Spanish dancers, or, The jota Arroganese', terpsichorean burletta in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 12 October 1854 for performance at the St. James’s 16 October 1854. Signed by Laura Seymour. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 49, no. 736, under the title The Spanish dancers, or, F...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1854
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1 item

8. Add MS 52962 Y

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‘The elves, or, The statue bride’, ballet extravaganza in two acts by Charles Selby. Licence sent 18 November 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 18 November 1856. Request for licence signed B. Webster. Songs included in MS. Final scene written on a different type of paper to the rest of th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Nov 1856
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1 item

9. Add MS 52965 BB

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'Fearful tragedy in the Seven Dials', farce in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 30 April 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 4 May 1857. Request for licence signed Benjamin Webster. See Add. 52966 Z. Published in Lacy's, vol. 31, no. 452. Keywords: working class characters, drinking ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1857
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1 item

10. Add MS 52968 V

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'The drapery question, or, Who's for India', apropos sketch in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 24 October 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 28 October 1857. ‘Proprietor, Benjamin Webster’ written on title page. Includes some later additions to text. Includes songs. Keywords: fashio...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Oct 1857
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1 item

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