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11701. Add MS 52960 BB

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‘Auld Robin Gray, or, The hand and the heart’, drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 22 August 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 22 August 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Letter signed by G. Smith bound in with MS. Two different forms of paper used. See ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Aug 1856
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11702. Add MS 52960 F

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‘The custom of the country, or, Yankee help’, farce in one act by -- Walcott. Licence sent 27 June 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 30 June 1856. ‘Property of Mr. B. Williams’ written on cover. Actors’ names included in MS. John Proctor listed as ‘prompter’. Nicoll lists the play under ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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27 Jun 1856
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11703. Add MS 52960 L

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‘Medea’, tragedy in one act by Thomas J. Williams. Licence sent 12 July 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 14 July 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Songs included in MS. Keywords: classical civilization, murder, children. ff. 17. Thomas John Williams, dramatist: London; Se...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Italian
Date Range:
12 Jul 1856
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1 item

11704. Add MS 52964 B

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'A night at Notting Hill', farcical sketch in one act by N. H. Harrington and E. Yates. Licence sent 17 January 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 5 January 1857. Request for licence signed Benjamin Webster. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 29, no. 428. Keywords: Notting Hi...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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17 Jan 1857
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1 item

11705. Add MS 52964 Q

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The black book, romantic drama in three acts, altered and adapted from the French by G. C. Bentinck and J. P. Simpson. Printed (1856). Licence sent 7 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 2 February 1857. Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Listed in Nico...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Apr 1857
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1 item

11706. Add MS 52965 J

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'A life's trial', drama in four acts by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 19 March 1857. Intended performance date listed on cover is 19 March 1857. Revisions throughout the text. Published in Lacy's, vol. 30, no. 436. Keywords: speculat...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1857
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1 item

11707. Add MS 52965 U

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'The Spanish girl, or, The spy of Naples', drama in three acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 9 April 1857 performance at the City of London Theatre 13 April 1857. Keywords: Spanish influence, Naples, police, nautical interest, aristocracy, imprisonment, treason. ff. 20. George Dibdin Pitt, a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1857
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1 item

11708. Add MS 52966 B

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M'sieu Landry, operette in one act by Camille du Locle. Printed (1856). French. Licence sent 11 May 1857 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens 24 November 1856. Cover and title page stamped ‘J. Mitchell’. Keywords: French influ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
11 May 1857
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1 item

11709. Add MS 52966 U

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Le 66!, opéra-comique in one act by ‘MM. de Forges et Laurencin’ (i.e., P. A. A. Pittaud de Forges and P. A. Chapelle, for the music by J. Offenbach). Printed. French. Licence sent 11 June 1857 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisie...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
11 Jun 1857
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1 item

11710. Add MS 52966 W

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'The Nubian captive, or, The royal slave', eastern drama in three acts written expressly for Mr. J. B. Brown by E. G. Burton. Licence sent 14 June 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Margate 15 June 1857. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in blue. Some additions to text in ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1857
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1 item