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

661. Add MS 52952 H

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'The double marriage', drama in five acts by Charles Reade. Licence sent 8 January 1855 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed by Laura Seymour. 'Charles Read, Esqre., Garrick Club, King Street, Covent Garden' written inside front cover. 'J. Saunders, Copyist, 41 Church Road, Commercial...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Jan 1855
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662. Add MS 52952 I

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'Alcestis', tragedy in three acts by Henry Spicer. Licence sent 8 January 1855 for performance at the St. James’s 15 January 1855. Signed by Laura Seymour. Keywords: classical civilization, Greece, Thessaly, death, mourning, the supernatural. ff. 36. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Jan 1855
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663. Add MS 52952 J

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'The seven poor travellers', drama in three acts, ‘taken from Mr. C. Dickens’ popular tale in "Household Words". Licence sent 1 February 1855 for performance at the Victoria 5 February 1855. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. See Add. 52952 F, 52952 L, and 52953 G. Key...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1 Feb 1855
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664. Add MS 52952 K

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'Too much of a good thing', farce in one act by A. G. Harris. Licence sent 2 February 1855 for performance at the Lyceum 6 February 1855. Published in Lacy's, vol. 22, no. 318. Keywords: eavesdropping, illness, doctors and medicine, disguise, food and dining, travel. ff. 21. George Henry L...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Feb 1855
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665. Add MS 52952 L

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'The seven poor travellers, or, Life's faults and follies', domestic dramatic sketch in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 9 February 1855 for performance at the Pavilion 10 February 1855. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. A note by the author reads 'This little sketch is from the last new...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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9 Feb 1855
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666. Add MS 52952 M

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'Seige of Sebastopol, or, The horrors of war', drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 February 1855 for performance at the Britannia 2 February 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: French imperialism, British Empire, Crimea, military, food and dining, Russian empire, cross dressing,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Feb 1855
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667. Add MS 52952 N

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'Janet Pride', drama in five acts ('of which the 1st and 2nd are prologuial') by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 3 February 1855 for performance at the Adelphi 5 February 1855. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions throughout. Written on several different types...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Feb 1855
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1 item

668. Add MS 52952 O

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'Do shake hands', farce in one act. Licence sent 6 February 1855 for performance at the Lyceum 9 February 1855. Revisions throughout text. Writing style alternates among at least three different hands throughout. Keywords: musicians, duelling, military, flirtation. ff. 47. London; Secular...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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6 Feb 1855
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669. Add MS 52952 P

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'Madeline Dumas, or, The child of the foundling hospital', drama in three acts. Licence sent 7 February 1855 for performance at the Princess Theatre Leeds 8 February 1855. Signed by W. S. Thome, sole proprietor and lessee. Address and postage on one page. Written on several different kinds ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Feb 1855
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670. Add MS 52952 Q

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'The writing on the shutters,' farce in one act. Licence sent 10 February 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 12 February 1855. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Songs included in MS. Keywords: servants, polic...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
10 Feb 1855
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1 item