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11241. Add MS 52937 T

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Une rivière dans le dos, comédie-vaudeville in one act by ‘Monsieur Delacour’ (i.e. A. C. Lartigue) and A. Montjoye. Printed (Paris: Bibliothèque dramatique; théâtre moderne, 1852). French. Licence sent 10 February 1853 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at Théât...
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Western Manuscripts
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French
Date Range:
10 Feb 1853
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1 item

11242. Add MS 52938 T

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'Our Nelly’, a domestic drama in two acts. Licence sent 21 March 1853 for performance at the Surrey 28 March 1853. Signed by Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Songs included in MS. One loose sheet with a song is inserted. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitt...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Mar 1853
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1 item

11243. Add MS 52940 S

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'Genevieve', or, The Reign of Terror', drama in four acts by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 15 June 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 20 June 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions throughout the text. Stage directions added in pencil. Possible analogu...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1853
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1 item

11244. Add MS 52943 E

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'The woman of colour', drama in four acts by Captain Williams. Licence sent 22 October 1853 for performance at the Surrey 14 November 1853. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word 'God' be substituted with 'Heaven'. Keywords: American characters, New York, orphans, slav...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1853
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1 item

11245. Add MS 52944 H

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'Jack the giant killer, or, Harlequin and Robin Goodfellow', grand grotesque burlesque comic pantomime by E. L. Blanchard. Licence sent 12 December 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham 12 December 1853. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that phrases such as 'Lord...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1853
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1 item

11246. Add MS 52944 Y

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'The ocean queen and Sleeping Beauty of the deep, or, Harlequin and the mystic branch', comic pantomime in one act by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 19 December 1853 for performance at the City of London 26 December 1853. Keywords: harlequinade, fairies and other supernatural creatures, Chobham, mi...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1853
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1 item

11247. Add MS 52945 D

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'A struggle for gold, or, A mother's prayer and the adventurer of Mexico', drama in five acts by Edward Stirling. Licence sent 16 January 1854 for performance at the City of London 23 January 1854. Signed by managers Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. For other versions, see Add. 52937 S, 52944...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jan 1854
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1 item

11248. Add MS 52946 II

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Matilde de Shabran, libretto in two acts by J. Ferretti (for the music by Rossini) edited and translated by Manfredo Maggioni. Printed (Brettell, n.d.). Italian with English translation. Licence sent 20 April 1854 for performance at the Italian Opera Covent Garden. Actors' names listed with...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
20 Apr 1854
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1 item

11249. Add MS 52948 J

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Le toréador, opéra-comique in two acts by M. T. Sauvage (music by A. Adam). Printed (Paris; Bibliotheque dramatique; theâtre moderne, 1853). French. Licence sent 26 June 1854 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed. Keywords: Spanish influence, sport, theatre, dance, musicians, French i...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
26 Jun 1854
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1 item

11250. Add MS 52948 L

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'Rotherhithe in the olden time', drama in two acts by James Elphinstone. Licence sent 28 June 1854 for performance at the Pavilion 27 June 1854. 'This MS was accepted in place of another entitled “Rotherhithe in the olden time, or, The female highwayman”, which was refused a licence by the Lo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1854
Extent:
1 item