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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Talfourd, Francis, dramatist Level [40] File

1. Add MS 52930 X

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‘The bottle imp, or, Spirits in bond’, burlesque in one act by W. P. Hale and Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 17 March 1852 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 12 April 1852. Songs included in MS. Manager’s signature appears on last page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation tha...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1852
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1 item

2. Add MS 52932 S

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‘Ganem, the slave of love’, burlesque in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 29 May 1852 for performance at the Royal Olympic 31 May 1852. ‘H. Farren for W. Farren’ is listed on title page. MS includes songs. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 6, no. 88. Keywords: fairies and other supernatur...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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29 May 1852
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1 item

3. Add MS 52933 D

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‘Butcher versus baker’, farce in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 26 June 1852 for performance at the Olympic 28 June 1852. Signed by manager, William Farren. Keywords: working men’s associations, working class characters, philanthropy, family relationships. ff. 11. Francis Talfou...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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26 Jun 1852
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1 item

4. Add MS 52936 P

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'Leo the terrible, a fable for the present day', burlesque. Licence sent 18 December 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 27 December 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Written in a number of different hands and on a number of different papers....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18 Dec 1852
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1 item

5. 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

6. Add MS 52941 U

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'Wanted—a situation', a farce in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 25 August 1853 for performance at the Olympic 29 August 1853. Title page lists Francis Talfourd's address: 67 Russell Square. Signed by Edward Murray and W. Farren. Stage directions pencilled in. Keywords: lodgers a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1853
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1 item

7. Add MS 52945 AA

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'The anonymous letter', farce in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 23 February 1854 for performance at the Strand 27 February 1854. Request for licence written and signed by W. Allcroft. Keywords: pubs and inns, letters, Irish characters, impersonation, disguise, cross-dressing. ff....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Feb 1854
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1 item

8. Add MS 52951 B

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'Abou Hassan, or, The hunt after happiness', semi-original fairy tale in rhyme in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 8 December 1854 for performance at the St. James’s 26 December 1854. Signed by Laura Seymour. Signed by J. G. Saunders, copyist, 41 Church Road, Commercial Rd East, 185...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1854
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1 item

9. 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

10. Add MS 52959 X

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William Tell; or, The strike of the Cantons, burlesque pantomime preceded by a prologue entitled The library of time, by Tom Taylor, A. R. Smith, F. Talfourd and W. P. Hale. Printed (1856), with MS additions. Licence sent 24 May 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 2 June 1856. Pseudonyms or o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 May 1856
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1 item