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

1. Add MS 52933 K

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‘Mrs. Johnson’, farce in one act by ‘Hugo Vamp’ (i.e. J. R. O’Neill). Licence sent 19 July 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 26 July 1852. Title page signed by Wm. Sheridan Smith, manager, and the author. ‘Hugo Vamp’ also appears but is slightly obscured. Includes diagra...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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19 Jul 1852
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1 item

2. Add MS 52936 R

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'Harlequin Studibras, or, Dame Durden and the droll days of the Merry Monarch', pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that 'The lines, 'Proclamation—bearbaiting! This act is not Licenced by th...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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20 Dec 1852
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1 item

3. Add MS 52938 Y

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'The talisman, or, Richard Coeur de Lion and the Knight of the Couchant Leopard’, burlesque in two acts. Licence sent 24 March 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane 28 March 1853. Revisions throughout. Performed various times from the late eighteenth century on. Keywords: the...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 Mar 1853
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1 item

4. Add MS 52944 V

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'Harlequin and King Humming Top, or, The world of toys', comic Christmas pantomime. Licence sent 19 December 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Songs included in MS. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: sport, harlequinade, Pop Goes the Weasel, industrialization, theatre, fai...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1853
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1 item

5. Add MS 52944 X

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Comic scenes for a Christmas pantomime for the season 1853 - 1854. No record of the issue of a separate licence in LCO Day Book Add. 53703. The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, is mentioned on the last page, but there are no other markings which would confirm that the scenes were intended to be an a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1853
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1 item

6. Add MS 52952 Q

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'The writing on the shutters,' farce in one act. Licence sent 10 February 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 12 February 1855. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Songs included in MS. Keywords: servants, polic...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
10 Feb 1855
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1 item

7. Add MS 52952 S

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'The maid of Bonfleur', drama in four acts. Licence sent 14 February 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 14 February 1855. 'The property of E. P. Smith' written on title page. Detailed stage directions included. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oath...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1855
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1 item

8. Add MS 52955 J

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'Jack Sheppard', drama in three acts adapted by William Searle. Licence sent 15 August 1855 for performance at the City of London 16 August 1855. For another version see Add. 52954 DD. Several plays under this title were licensed throughout the century. Nicoll lists the play under ‘unknown ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Aug 1855
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1 item

9. Add MS 52956 A

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'The fiend's mountain, or, The Gaston adventure' ('The fiend's mountain, or, The adventurer'), drama in five tableaux, [adapted] from the French by J. H. Reynoldson. Licence sent 8 September 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 8 September 1855. Signed by E. T. Smith. Revisi...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1855
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1 item

10. Add MS 52956 B

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'Nitocris, or, The Ethiop's vengeance', grand original historical play in five acts by Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 8 September 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 8 October 1855. Signed by E. T. Smith. "Stage copy" written on title page. A few pages in a different hand a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1855
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1 item