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121. Add MS 52933 DD

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‘Going to Cremorne’, an ‘extravaganza sketch’ in one act by John Courtney. Licence sent 2 September 1852 for performance at the Surrey 4 October 1852. Names of Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick appear on title-page as theatre licensees. Keywords: military, fashion, food and dining, adultery, cri...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Sep 1852
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1 item

122. Add MS 52933 E

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‘The chameleon, or, The art of pleasing’, comic drama in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 1 July 1852 for performance at Sadler’s Wells 3 July 1852. Text written in more than one hand. Red ink is used on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a few words and...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
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1 Jul 1852
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1 item

123. Add MS 52933 EE

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‘Life’s seasons, or, Hearts and homes’, drama in four acts, almost certainly by John Courtney (torn page obscures author’s name.) Licence sent 4 September 1852 for performance at the Surrey. Names of Mssrs. Shepherd and Creswick appear on title-page as theatre licensees, obscured, like the au...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1852
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1 item

124. Add MS 52933 F

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‘Our new lady’s maid’, comedietta in one act by H. C. Coape. Licence sent 8 July 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 14 July 1852. Signed by manager, Benjamin Webster. Signature on title page is crossed out. Actors’ initials appear next to dramatis personae. Revisions thro...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jul 1852
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1 item

125. Add MS 52933 FF

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‘Mont St. Michel, or, The fairy of the sands’, drama in two acts by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 6 September 1852 for performance at the Princess’s. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Keywords: British Empire, French influence, military, Normandy, sea...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1852
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1 item

126. Add MS 52933 G

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Faust’, libretto in three acts for the opera by Spohr. Printed (c1852). Italian with English translation, by Manfredo Maggioni; based on the original German libretto by J. C. Bernard. Licence sent 13 July 1852 for performance at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden. Names of orchestra lis...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
13 Jul 1852
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1 item

127. Add MS 52933 GG

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‘Caspar Duverdi’ al. ‘Caspar Duverdi, the terror of Spain, or, The traitor, the Jew and the gypsy’, romantic melodrama in three acts. Licence sent 8 September 1852 for performance at the Pavillion. Text written in two different hands. Keywords: gypsies, education, Spanish characters, Spain, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1852
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1 item

128. Add MS 52933 H

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‘The man with the red beard’ al. ‘Friends and their shadows’, drama in three acts by John H. Wilkins. Licence sent 13 July1852 for performance at the City of London Theatre 19 July 1852. Obscured signature on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitt...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1852
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1 item

129. Add MS 52933 HH

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Index. ff. 2.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1852
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1 item

130. Add MS 52933 I

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‘Peter the Great’, drama in two acts by Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 13 July 1852 for performance at Astley’s Amphitheatre. ‘The property of . . . W. Batty’ as well as signature of C. Le Clercq, the ‘stage manager’ appear on title page. A play of the same title by A. Cherry was performed in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1852
Extent:
1 item