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9231. Add MS 52947 H

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'Rich and poor, or, The uphill game of life', drama in three acts adapted from the French by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 2 May 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 8 May 1854. Signed by R. O. Conquest. Keywords: servants, debt and its consequences, law and the legal profession, inheritan...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 May 1854
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1 item

9232. Add MS 52949 L

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'The marriage of pride, or, The marquis and the cobbler', comedy in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 12 September 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 18 September 1854. Signed by Ro. Conquest. Keywords: art and artists, French influence, festivals and celebration, fashion, French...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1854
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1 item

9233. Add MS 52954 S

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'A raffle for an elephant, or, The lottery of love', sketch in one act. Licence sent 5 June 1855 for performance at the Strand 5 June 1855. Signed by Allcroft. Keywords: London, letters, animals. ff. 11. London. Secular Institutions; Theatres. Strand Theatre: 'A raffle for an elephant, or,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jun 1855
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1 item

9234. Add MS 52979 D

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‘Ben Lightwave, or, The foundling of the sea’ ('The foundling of the sea, or, The outcast son'), drama in two acts by A. Rayner. Possibly imperfect. Licence sent 13 January 1859 for performance at the Victoria on 10 January 1859. Listed in Nicoll as ‘The foundling of the sea, or, The outcast...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1859
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1 item

9235. Add MS 52979 Q

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‘Zaida the pearl of Granada’, opera in four acts by O. Summers, music by W. M. Lutz. Licence sent 12 February 1859 for performance at the Royal Amphitheatre, Liverpool on 14 February 1859. Signed Mr. R. Copeland, manager. Final page signed J. L. Angel, copyist. Detailed stage directions and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1859
Extent:
1 item

9236. Add MS 52982 O

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‘The cloud of life, or, The blind man of the Pyrenees’, drama in three acts by T. Mead. Licence sent 9 May 1859 for performance at the Grecian. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records a number of stipulations to omit parts of the text. Keywords: Spanish settings and characters, mountain settings, c...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 May 1859
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1 item

9237. Add MS 52983 A

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‘Ivanhoe’, drama in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 4 June 1859 for performance at the Queen’s. Signed W. E. Suter at end of acts one and two (crossed out in ink at end of act two). Signed G. Hastings, copyists. Cuts crossed out in ink. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1859
Extent:
1 item

9238. Add MS 52983 N

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‘A school for coquettes’, comedietta in two acts by J. P. Simpson. Licence sent 4 July 1859 to be performed on 9 July 1859 at the Strand. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 41, no. 610. Keywords: aristocracy, artists, widows, flirtation, disguise, servants, urban/rural contrast, marital separation, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jul 1859
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1 item

9239. Add MS 52983 T

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‘Cartouche, or, The six escapes of a robber’, drama in three acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 11 July 1859 for performance at the City of London Theatre. See also Add. 52997 C. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 76, no. 1031. Considerable variation between the MS and Lacy’s versions. Keywords: Fre...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jul 1859
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1 item

9240. Add MS 52993 G

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'Deeds of darkness', drama in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 8 May 1860 for performance at the Queen's on 12 May 1860. Cover signed C. J. James. Each act signed W. E. Suter. Cuts made in ink. Acts bound in reverse order. Contains words to songs. Keywords: treason, political revolu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 1860
Extent:
1 item