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11751. Add MS 52950 N

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'Where's Cruvelli?' farce in one act by J. Howard and F. F. Cooper. Licence sent 6 November 1854 for performance at the Strand the same day. Signed. Keywords: theatre, French influence, working women, London, musicians, science and technology. ff. 13. Frederick Fox Cooper, dramatist and ne...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
6 Nov 1854
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1 item

11752. Add MS 52954 L

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'England and France in the days of chivalry, or, The brothers in arms', new grand spectacle in three acts by J. H. Stocqueler. Licence sent 21 May 1855 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre, 28 May 1855. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Keywords: an...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 May 1855
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1 item

11753. Add MS 52960 W

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Ireland as it is, drama in three acts by J. H. Amherst. Printed (n.d.). Licence sent 11 August 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 18 August 1856. Includes cast of characters, stage business, costumes, and relative positions on stage. Keywords: land and farming, Ireland, emigration, crime, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Aug 1856
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1 item

11754. Add MS 52961 G

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‘Fate and its wonders! or, The idiot and the twin brothers’, drama in two acts, by A. Rayner. Licence sent 6 September 1856 for performance at the Victoria 8 September 1856. Request for licence signed Joseph Johnson Towers. Keywords: Italian characters, military, Russian imperialism, aristoc...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1856
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1 item

11755. Add MS 52965 D

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'Pride and poverty, or, The real poor of London', drama in two acts by Ben Barnett and J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 3 March 1857 for performance at the Strand. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: London, poverty, working class characters, debt and its consequences, crime. ff. 15. Benjamin Bar...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1857
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1 item

11756. Add MS 52967 AA

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'The life of a beggar', drama in three acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 13 August 1857 for performance at City of London 14 August 1857. Cover signed Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: festival and celebration, servants, death, poverty, poisoning, inheritance, murder, crime, fallen wom...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Aug 1857
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1 item

11757. Add MS 52969 F

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'The legend of the headless man, or, The spirit of good and evil', melodrama in three acts by B. J. Webster. Licence sent 14 November 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 16 November 1857. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that the words 'God' and 'damnation' be omitted. Keyword...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Nov 1857
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1 item

11758. Add MS 52991 C

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'B. B., or, The Benicia Boy', farce in one act by F. C. Burnand and M. Williams. Licence sent 19 March 1860 for performance at the Olympic. The script is based on the famous boxing match between Tom Sayers and the American John Heenan, known as 'the Benicia Boy', which took place on 17 April ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1860
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1 item

11759. Add MS 52992 X

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Le fléau des mers, drama in seven acts and nine tableaux by 'M. Lèonce' (i.e., C. H. L. Laurençot) and Eugéne Nus, music by M. Artus. Printed (Théâtre contemporain illustré, n.d.) French. Licence sent 10 May 1860 for performance at the St James's. Imperfect. Contains words for songs. Firs...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
10 May 1860
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1 item

11760. Add MS 53003 Q

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'The Turkish bath', farce in one act by F. C. Burnand and M. Williams. Licence sent 26 April 1861 for performance at the Adelphi. Cuts and amendments in ink and pencil. Actors’ names listed next to dramatis personæ. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 51, no. 754. ff. 22. Montagu Williams, writer o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1861
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1 item