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11131. Add MS 52949 T

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'A blighted being', farce in one act by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor). Licence sent 7 October 1854 for performance at the Olympic 16 October 1854. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths as well as the words 'Lord' and 'God' be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 16,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1854
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1 item

11132. Add MS 52949 U

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'The corporal's daughter, or, The garnet ring', drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 October 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Songs included in MS. Keywords: pubs and inns, military, drinking and drunkenness, illness, working class characters, fashion, servants, aristo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1854
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1 item

11133. Add MS 52950 H

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'The battle of the Alma', grand military spectacle in two acts by J. H. Stocqueler. Licence sent 21 October 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 23 October 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager and W. West, stage manager. Songs included in Add. MS 52952 W. Keyword...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Oct 1854
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1 item

11134. Add MS 52950 K

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'Paul Periwinkle, or, The horrors of the press gang', drama in two acts adapted from the popular nautical work of the same name by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 31 October 1854 for performance at the City of London the same day. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 537...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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31 Oct 1854
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1 item

11135. Add MS 52951 F

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'Egypt 3000 years ago, or, Queen Cleopatra, a dream in the Crystal Palace', pantomime by W. Rogers. Licence sent 14 December 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 14 December 1854. Keywords: Muslims and Islam, Egyptian characters, London, fairies and other the supernatural creatures, t...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Dec 1854
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1 item

11136. Add MS 52951 Y

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'Phillis Thorpe, or, The cloud with the silver lining', drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 January 1855 for performance at the City of London 8 January 1855. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. In Nicoll, the first name in the title is mispelled as “Phyllis”. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 re...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1855
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1 item

11137. Add MS 52952 G

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'Alonzo the brave and the fair Imogene', burlesque in one act by H. T. Craven. Licence sent 29 January 1855 for performance at the Strand 29 January 1855. Signed by F. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. Keywords: science and technology, fairies and other the supernatural creatures, flirtatio...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1855
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1 item

11138. 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
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1855
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1 item

11139. Add MS 52954 AA

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Le village, scène provincial in one act by Octave Feullet. Printed (1855). French. Licence sent 3 July 1855 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed by J. Mitchell. Keywords: food and dining, travel, transport. ff. 26. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. St James' Theatre: Octave F...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
3 Jul 1855
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1 item

11140. Add MS 52954 T

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'An honest attorney, or, The mathematician', drama in two acts by W. S. Empden. Licence sent 9 June 1855 for performance at the Strand 11 June 1855. Signed. Revisions in blue ink. Keywords: science and technology, law and the legal profession, working class characters, poverty, crime. ff. 3...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1855
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1 item