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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Townsend, William Thompson, dramatist Level [40] File

1. Add MS 52930 Q

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‘The little captive king, or, A mother’s sorrows’ ('Louis, the little captive king'), drama in two acts by W.T. Townsend. Licence sent 10 March 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 15 March 1852. J. C. Morgan listed as prompter for ‘Mr. Thorne Lessee’ on last page. Keywords: French Revolutio...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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10 Mar 1852
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1 item

2. Add MS 52934 J

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‘The cardinal’s daughter’, drama in three acts by W. Thompson Townsend. Licence sent 21 September 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 25 September 1852. Author’s name listed on title page. Addressed to J. P. Kemble, Examiner of Plays, at 38 Dean Street, Soho on back cover of first act. Key...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Sep 1852
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1 item

3. Add MS 52941 Q

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'Old Adam, or, A father's dream', domestic drama in two acts by W. Thompson Townsend. Licence sent 4 August 1853 for performance at the City of London 6 August 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Written in a number of hands and on different types of paper. Keywords: age and age...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 Aug 1853
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1 item

4. Add MS 52957 G

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'Blow in the dark,' farce in one act by W. Thompson Townsend. Licence sent 8 December 1855 for performance at the Surrey 3 December 1855. Published in Lacy's, vol. 106. Keywords: French influence, hotels, aristocracy, military, fashion, duelling, servants. ff. 21. William Thompson Townsend...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Dec 1855
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1 item

5. Add MS 52961 E

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‘The college friends’ (‘The avenger witness, or, Crime and retribution’), drama in two acts. Licence sent 30 August 1856 for performance at the Surrey 30 August 1856. Cover signed Mr. Thompson Townsend. Revisions and annotations to text throughout. Keywords: land and farming, drinking and d...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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30 Aug 1856
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1 item

6. Add MS 52961 P

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‘Dred’, burlesque in one act. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at the Bower Saloon 16 October 1856. Cover signed W. Dean, manager. See also Add. 52961 N, 52962 G, 52962 H, 52962 L, and 52962 U. Keywords: poverty, black characters, America, slavery and abolitionism, American Sout...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 Oct 1856
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1 item

7. Add MS 52968 S

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'The war trail, or, The white horse of the prairie', grand Mexican equestrian spectacle in three acts by W. T. Townsend. Licence sent 15 October 1857 for performance at Astley's.Royal Amphitheatre. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Keywords: Mexico, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1857
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1 item

8. Add MS 52974 R

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'The flower of the flock', drama in three acts, adapted from the story by P. Egan. Licence sent 12 June 1858 for performance at the Victoria. Request for licence written by Isaac Cohen. Cover signed Wm. Thompson Townsend. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omi...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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12 Jun 1858
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1 item

9. Add MS 52976 C

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'The covenanters, or, The battle of Bothwell Bridge', grand equestrian spectacle in three acts by W. T. Townsend. Nicoll records the title as 'The battle of Bothwell Brigg'. Licence sent 2 October 1858 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre 11 October 1858. Title page signed William Cook, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Oct 1858
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1 item

10. Add MS 52982 U

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‘A frightful tragedy in Willow Walk’, farce in one act adapted from the French by Thompson Townsend. Licence sent 17 May 1859 for performance at the City of London Theatre. Copy for George W. Simms. French influence, drinking and drunkenness, military, lodgers and boarding houses, servants, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 May 1859
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1 item

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