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21. Add MS 52931 U

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I martiri’ (‘The martyrs’), lyric tragedy in four acts; libretto for the opera by Donizetti. Printed. Italian, with English translation, by Manfredo Maggioni. Licence sent 14 April 1852 for performance at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden. Donizetti originally composed the opera in Ita...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
14 Apr 1852
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1 item

22. Add MS 52931 I

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‘Oh Gemini, or, The brothers of course’, burlesque in one act by G. Abbott à Beckett and Mark Lemon. Licence sent 8 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 12 April 1852. Signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a speech criticizing ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1852
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1 item

23. Add MS 52931 S

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‘A chain of events’, drama in eight acts by ‘Slingsby Lawrence’ (i.e. G. H. Lewes) and C. J. Matthews. Licence sent 11 April 1852 for performance at the Lyceum 12 April 1852. The whole of Act II is devoted to scenic effect with no dialogue at all. Songs included with MS. For another version...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1852
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1 item

24. Add MS 52931 K

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‘The queen of the market’, drama in a prologue and three acts by H. C. Coape and B. N. Webster. Licence sent 8 April 1852 for performance at the Adelphi 12 April 1852. Signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 does not appear to list this play. Text written in a number of differen...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1852
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1 item

25. Add MS 52931 M

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‘Adrienne Lecouvreur’, tragic drama in four acts. Licence sent 10 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester 10 April 1852. ‘Helen Faucit Martin’ is listed on title page, but Nicoll lists author as her husband, Sir Theodore Martin. Revisions to text throughout. This script ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1852
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1 item

26. Add MS 52931 V

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Les petites moyens, ‘comédie-vaudeville’ in one act, by G. Lemoine, E. Labiche, and A. Decourcelle. Printed (1850). Licence sent 15 April 1852 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at the Théâtre du Gymnase 6 November 1850. Signed by J. Mitchell. Songs included in ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
15 Apr 1852
Extent:
1 item

27. Add MS 52931 G

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‘The Corsican brothers, or, Les frères Corses’, ‘dramatic romance’ in three acts and five tableaux, adapted ‘from the romance of M. Dumas by MM. E. Grangé and X. de Montépin’. Printed (Lacy’s acting edition, vol. 6, no. 79). Licence sent 2 April 1852 for performance at the Queen’s Theatre, Du...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1852
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1 item

28. Add MS 52931 J

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‘The fairy page, or, The demon’s compact’, drama in two acts by Augustus Harris the elder. Licence sent 8 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester 12 April 1852. Title page lists John Knowles, and notes that licence should be sent to 368 Oxford Street for forwarding to Mr. K...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1852
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1 item