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

401. Add MS 52943 W

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'The metempsychosis, or, Which is which', farce in one act by Albany Fonblanque. Licence sent 16 November 1853 for performance at the Marylebone 21 November 1853. Signed by J. William Wallack, lessee and manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Key...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 Nov 1853
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402. Add MS 52943 X

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'A nice firm', farce in one act by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor). Licence sent 16 November 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 19 November 1853. Published in Lacy's, vol. 13, no. 185. Keywords: law and the legal profession, crime, the press. ff. 17. Tom Taylor, called 'John Roakes', dram...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 Nov 1853
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403. Add MS 52943 Y

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'Woman and her master', drama in two acts by William Seaman. Licence sent 22 November 1853 for performance at City of London 28 November 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee, managers. Keywords: natural phenomena, illness, illegitimacy, travel. ff. 17. William Seaman, writer of p...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Nov 1853
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1 item

404. Add MS 52943 Z

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'The sailor of France, or, The republicans of Brest', drama in two acts by J. B. Johnstone, possibly in collaboration with J. Courtney. Licence sent 22 November 1853 for performance at the Surrey 28 November 1853. Published in Lacy's, vol. 17, no. 244. Keywords: age and ageing, French Revolu...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Nov 1853
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405. Add MS 52944 A

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'The thirst of gold, or, The lost ship and the wild flower of Mexico', drama in five tableaux, adapted from the French of d’Ennery and Dugué by B. N. Webster. Licence sent 25 November 1853 for performance at the Soho Theatre 5 December 1853. Title page signed with Paris address. Songs and di...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 Nov 1853
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1 item

406. Add MS 52944 B

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'A bachelor of arts', drama in two acts by Pelham Hardwicke. Licence sent 24 November 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 29 November 1853. Actors' names appear alongside dramatis personae. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 177. Keywords: education, age and ageing, family relationships, impe...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 Nov 1853
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1 item

407. Add MS 52944 C

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'The Chinese insurrection, or, The wonderful wall and the wise elephants of the magic gong', a grand equestrian and Chinese spectacle in three acts by George Almar. Licence sent 29 November 1853 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 5 December 1853. Signed by W. William Cooke. Songs...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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29 Nov 1853
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1 item

408. Add MS 52944 D

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'The modern Ingomar, or, Palaces and peeresses', burlesque in two acts. Licence sent 30 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 7 December 1853. Request for licence signed by J. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the title has been al...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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30 Nov 1853
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409. Add MS 52944 E

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'Harlequin and the miller and his men, or, King Salamander and the fairy of the azure lake', grand comic Christmas pantomime by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 9 December 1853 for performance at the Princess 26 December 1853. Stage directions underlined in red. Keywords: fairies and other superna...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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9 Dec 1853
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1 item

410. Add MS 52944 F

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Comic scenes for 'Harlequin and King Nutcracker, or, The world of toys'. No record of a separate licence being issued, and the material is not listed in Nicoll. First performance planned for the Strand 26 December 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. Red underlinin...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1853
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1 item