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11541. Add MS 52957 A

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'An impudent puppy' ('The devil among the girls'), play in two acts by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 5 November 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 7 November 1855. Signed E.T. Smith. 'Leicester Buckingham' written on title page. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Ke...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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5 Nov 1855
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1 item

11542. Add MS 52958 F

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‘The black gondola’, drama in one act by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 29 February 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 29 February 1856. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: prisons and prisoners, aristocracy, Italian influence, Venice, treason. ff. 13. Colin Henry Hazlewood, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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29 Feb 1856
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1 item

11543. Add MS 52960 G

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‘The storm visitor, or, The avenging gift’, drama in two acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 27 June 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 27 June 1856. Keywords: natural phenomena, death, land and farming, debt and its consequences, dance, crime. ff. 33. William Travers, dramatist: Hox...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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27 Jun 1856
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1 item

11544. Add MS 52960 Y

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‘Our gal!! or, The Connecticut stratagem’, farce in one act by G. D. Johnson. Licence sent 31 July 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 26 July 1856. Letter requesting licence signed B. Webster bound in with MS. Actors’ names listed alongside dramatis personae. Part of printed playbill and i...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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31 Jul 1856
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1 item

11545. Add MS 52961 D

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‘The half caste’, drama in four acts by T. W. Robertson. Licence sent 30 August 1856 for performance at the Surrey 8 September 1856. Cover signed Suter. Revisions throughout. Elaborate stage directions. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 97, no. 441, as The half caste, or, The poisoned pearl. See ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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30 Aug 1856
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1 item

11546. Add MS 52961 Q

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‘The mill of the happy valley, or, Life’s mysteries and woman’s devotion’, drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 18 October 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: military, dance, working class characters, drinking and drunkenness, French i...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1856
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1 item

11547. Add MS 52962 A

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‘Cabinet secret’, farce in one act by T. H. Webb. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 13 October 1856. Cover signed Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Some revisions to text. Songs included. Speaking cues and stage directions underlined in red. Ke...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1856
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1 item

11548. Add MS 52962 K

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‘The seamstress and the duchess, or, Pride, poverty and splendour’, drama in two acts by Henry Young. Licence sent 1 November 1856 for performance at the Victoria 1 November 1856. Keywords: aristocracy, working class characters, fallen women, pubs and inns, crime. ff. 50. Henry Young, write...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1856
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1 item

11549. Add MS 52962 M

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‘A border marriage’, comic drama in one act by W. J. Sorrell. Licence sent 3 November 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 3 November 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Actors’ names included alongside dramatis personae. ‘J.M. Langford and W. J. Jonell, 43 Denbigh Street, Belgra...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1856
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1 item

11550. Add MS 52964 V

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'A sheep in wolf's clothing', domestic drama in two acts by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Olympic 19 February 1857. Revisions throughout the text. Published in Lacy's, vol. 37, no. 549. Keywords: the press, execution, treason, murder, Restoration England, Some...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
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1 item