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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Level [40] File

341. Add MS 52941 L

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'The Times', drama in three acts by 'John Daly' (i.e. John Daly Besemeres). Licence sent 12 July 1853 for performance at the Olympic 18 July 1853. Signed by W. Farren. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words 'Lord' and 'God' be substituted with 'Heaven'. Published in ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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12 Jul 1853
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342. Add MS 52941 M

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'Sardanapalus, or, The fast king of Assyria', burlesque in one act by G. Abbott à Beckett and Mark Lemon. Licence sent 16 July 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 21 July 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Keywords: aristocracy, polygamy, literature and literar...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 Jul 1853
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343. Add MS 52941 N

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'The spirit trapper! Or, The rapparee's mystery, a romance of the Eve of All Hallows' ('The rapparee's vengeance'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 19 July 1853 for performance at the Victoria 18 July 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: the supernatural, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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19 Jul 1853
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344. Add MS 52941 O

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'Zitella, or, The guerrilla boy and the spectre sister', romantic drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 20 July 1853 for performance at the City of London 20 July 1853. Keywords: the supernatural, ghosts, impersonation, military, English characters, the Pyrenees, Spain, cross dressing...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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20 Jul 1853
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345. Add MS 52941 P

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'Going to Chobham, or, The petticoat captains', farce in one act by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 29 July 1853 for performance at the City of London 30 July 1853. Signed by Austin Lee. Published in Lacy's, vol. 11, no. 161. Keywords: feminism, military, disguise, cross dressing, gypsies, Ch...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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29 Jul 1853
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1 item

346. 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

347. Add MS 52941 R

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'What! No cab?!!', a ‘striking sketch’ in one act by Capt. H. R. Addison. Licence sent 5 August 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 8 August 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Keywords: literature and literary reference, elopement, working class characters, dis...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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5 Aug 1853
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1 item

348. Add MS 52941 S

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'The chevalier de St George!', a drama in two acts adapted by C. A. Somerset from the French of ‘Monsieur Mélesville’ (i.e. Baron A. H. J. Duveyrier) and Roger de Beauvoix. Licence sent 16 August 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 22 August 1853. Stage directions and speaking cues und...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1853
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1 item

349. Add MS 52941 T

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'Jupiter's decree and the fall of Phaeton, or, The fiery courses of the sun', grand burlesque spectacle in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 21 August 1853 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 27 August 1853. Signature of W. Cooke, lessee and manager, and unidentified signature ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Aug 1853
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350. 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
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English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1853
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1 item