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10431. Add MS 52953 D

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'A game of romps', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 March 1855 for performance at the Princess’s 12 March 1855. Published in Lacy's, vol. 18. no. 260. Keywords: aristocracy, doctors and medicine, literature and literary reference, education, letters. ff. 13. John Maddison M...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1855
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1 item

10432. Add MS 52954 G

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'Louis the XIVth, or, The organ boy of Savoy', drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 May 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 3 April 1855. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the following stipulation: 'Act 2nd, scene last. Louis: "Listen what am I worth? Stella: "About 8 and 20 pieces of si...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1855
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1 item

10433. Add MS 52962 H

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‘Dred, a tale of the dismal swamp, or, Poor Uncle Tiff’, drama in two acts. Licence listed on cover of play and in LCO Day Book Add. 53703 as sent 26 September 1856 for performance at the Britannia, but a note on the cover of the play states ‘suspended till further notice. K. 24 September 1856 ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Sep 1856
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1 item

10434. Add MS 52979 R

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‘The last hope’, drama in three acts by J. Oxenford. Licence sent 15 February 1859 for performance at the Lyceum. . Copied by G. Hastings, 9 University Street, Tottenham Ct Road. Amendments and cuts in pencil and ink. LCO Day Book Add. 52073 records the stipulation to omit the exclamation ‘O...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Feb 1859
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1 item

10435. Add MS 52981 R

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‘Beau Brummel’, drama in two acts by M. W. B. Jerrold. Licence sent 11 April 1859 for performance at the Lyceum on 10 April 1859. MS written in more than one hand. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 44, no. 652 as ‘Beau Brummel, the King of Calais’. Various textual differences between Lacy’s and MS...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1859
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1 item

10436. Add MS 52982 L

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‘Which of the two!’, farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 23 April 1859 for performance at the Strand. Signed by the copyists E. and J. Hastings. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 40, no. 589. Keywords: Russian settings and characters, military, prison, twins, inns, royalty, concealed id...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1859
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1 item

10437. Add MS 52982 P

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‘Ici on parle Francais’, farce in one act by T. J. Williams. Licence sent 9 May 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 40, no.592. Keywords: France, French character names, military, lodging houses, speculation, Paris, seaside settings, servants, family relationships,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
9 May 1859
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1 item

10438. Add MS 52986 J

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‘The rival fountains, or, The spring of life and the spring of death’, drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 3 November 1859 for performance at the Britannia. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Set design in pen on f. 21. Covers to acts one and two bound in newspaper. Keywords: l...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1859
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1 item

10439. Add MS 52986 N

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‘The fallen star’, drama in two acts by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 9 November 1859 for performance at the City of London. Back page signed Mssrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: balls, nobility, artists, lower-class characters, convicts, letters, female villains, animals, family relationship...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Nov 1859
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1 item

10440. Add MS 52989 C

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'My name is Norval', tragic ballet in one act by J. Oxenford. Licence sent 16 January 1860 for performance at the St. James's. Actors' names listed next to dramatis personæ. Keywords: theatre, drama production, dance, actors, shopkeepers, music, literary references, festivals, tableaus. ff....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jan 1860
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1 item