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

361. Add MS 52942 G

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'Edmund Atherton, or, The miser of Coventry', drama in two acts. Licence sent 10 September 1853 for performance at the Bower Saloon 10 September 1853. Keywords: servants, land and farming, crime, widows, murder, execution. ff. 32. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Bower Saloon: 'Edmun...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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10 Sep 1853
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1 item

362. Add MS 52942 H

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'The second will and the way', drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 13 September 1853 for performance at the Pavilion. Title page reads 'The dark shall be right and the wrong shall be made right'. Written in two different hands. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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13 Sep 1853
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1 item

363. Add MS 52942 I

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'Plot and passion' ('Mine and countermine'), drama in three acts by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor) and John Lang. Licence sent 15 September 1853 for performance at the Olympic 17 October 1853. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy's, vol. 13, no. 191. Keywords: French imperialism, Frenc...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
Date Range:
15 Sep 1853
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1 item

364. Add MS 52942 J

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'St. James and St Giles', drama in three acts by John H. Wilkins. Licence sent 19 September 1853 for performance at the City of London 3 October 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word 'damned' be omitted. Keywords: debt ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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19 Sep 1853
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1 item

365. Add MS 52942 K

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'The gambler's wife', drama in two acts by John Courtney. Licence sent 22 September 1853 for performance at the Surrey 3 October 1853. Noted to be from Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: gambling,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Sep 1853
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1 item

366. Add MS 52942 L

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Vanity cured, or, The school for old gentlemen (altered from Seeing's believing), comedy in two acts by E. Ranger. Printed. Licence sent 29 September 1853 for performance at the Strand 31 October 1853. The original printed title 'Seeing's believing' has been replaced by 'Vanity cured … added...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1853
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1 item

367. Add MS 52942 M

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'The camp at the Olympic', burletta in one act by J. R. Planché. Licence sent 3 October 1853 for performance at the Olympic 17 October 1853. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 170. Keywords: harlequinade, literature and literary reference, theatre, stagecraft, Chobham. ff. 15. James Robinso...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Oct 1853
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1 item

368. Add MS 52942 N

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La petite Cendrillon, ou, La chatte merveilleuse, ‘pièce féerie’ in four tableaux by M. A. M. Désaugiers and ‘Monsieur Gentil’ (i.e., M. J. Gentil de Chavagnac). Printed (Paris; Barba, 2e ed., 1816). French. Licence sent 4 October 1853 for performance at the Soho Theatre. Original first per...
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Western Manuscripts
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French
Date Range:
4 Oct 1853
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1 item

369. Add MS 52942 O

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'The discarded son', drama in three acts by B. N. Webster. Licence sent 5 October 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 6 October 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Songs included in MS. Text written in more than one hand. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the st...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1853
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1 item

370. Add MS 52942 P

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'Our French ladies maid', comic drama in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 6 October 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 13 October 1853. Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Revisions throughout. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Keywords: French...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Oct 1853
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1 item