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10371. Add MS 52959 G

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‘Sarah’s young man’, farce in one act by William E. Suter. Licence sent 19 April 1856 for performance at the Surrey 21 April 1856. Cover signed Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 31, no. 463. Keywords: servants, debt and its consequences, Ratcatcher’s Daughter, fashion...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Apr 1856
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1 item

10372. Add MS 52959 I

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‘Winning the widow’, interlude in one act by Lucy Newbery, “being an alteration of Mrs. Charles Kemble’s personation; with the two additional characters of Flora and Peter”. Licence sent 3 May 1856 for performance at the Soho Theatre 28 May 1856. Keywords: military, fashion, disguise, servant...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1856
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1 item

10373. Add MS 52959 P

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‘Carlo Brunari, or, The mounted brigands of the Abruzzi’, original equestrian spectacle in two acts by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 8 May 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 12 May 1856. Cover signed William Cook, lessee and manager, W. West, stage manager. Keywords: crime, a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 1856
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1 item

10374. Add MS 52960 CC

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‘The rolling stone’, petite comedy in one act by John Vandenbergh. Licence sent 22 August 1856 for performance at the Strand 22 August 1856. Keywords: musicians, education, art and artists, science and technology, military. ff. 46. John Vandenbergh, writer of plays: London. Secular Institut...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1856
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1 item

10375. Add MS 52961 O

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‘Cloud and sunshine, or, Love’s revenge’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at the Standard. Cover signed John Douglass, proprietor. Third act written on different paper. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: French influence, flirtation, aristocracy, crime, castl...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1856
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1 item

10376. Add MS 52962 L

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‘Dred, or, The great dismal swamp’, drama in two acts by William E. Suter. Licence sent 1 November 1856 for performance at the Queen’s October 1856. Cover signed C. J. James. See also Add. 52961 N, 52961 P, 52962 G, 52962 H, and 52962 U. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 57. Keywords: black charac...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1856
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1 item

10377. Add MS 52963 CC

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‘Crinoline’, farce in one act by R. B. Brough. Licence sent 24 December 1856 for performance at the Olympic 18 December 1856. Cover signed Robert B. Brough. Revisions throughout text. Speaking cues and stage directions underlined in contrasting ink. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 29, no. 425. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1856
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1 item

10378. Add MS 52964 AA

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'The victims of fraud' ('Fraud and its victims'), drama in a prologue and four acts by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 2 April 1857 for performance at the Surrey 2 March 1857. Intended performance date listed on cover is 2 March 1857. 'J. Stirling Coyne, 2 Wilmington Square' written on cover. Rev...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1857
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1 item

10379. Add MS 52965 BB

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'Fearful tragedy in the Seven Dials', farce in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 30 April 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 4 May 1857. Request for licence signed Benjamin Webster. See Add. 52966 Z. Published in Lacy's, vol. 31, no. 452. Keywords: working class characters, drinking ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1857
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1 item

10380. Add MS 52965 M

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'Welcome little stranger', domestic sketch in one act. Licence sent 31 March 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 30 March 1857. Keywords: children, debt and its consequences, poverty. ff. 28. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Adelphi Theatre: 'Welcome little stranger', domestic sketch...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1857
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1 item