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9281. Add MS 52943 M

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'Hamlet', burlesque in two acts. (Nicoll lists this as 'Hamlet, according to Act of Parliament'). Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 8 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the wo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Nov 1853
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1 item

9282. Add MS 52947 C

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'The overland journey to Constantinople as undertaken by Lord Bateman with interesting particulars of the fair Sophia', burlesque in two acts, by R. B. Brough. Licence sent 21 April 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 17 April 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Apr 1854
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1 item

9283. Add MS 52970 H

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'The doge of Duralto, or, The enchanted eyes', Christmas extravaganza by R. B. Brough. Licence sent 21 December 1857 for performance at the Olympic 26 December 1857. Many revisions and stage cues added in different hands, sometimes in pencil. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Dec 1857
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1 item

9284. Add MS 52973 B

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'Where's Mr Smith?' farce in one act by G. Conquest. Licence sent 27 March 1858 for performance at the Royal Grecian Easter Monday 1858. Keywords: hotels, inheritance, travel, suicide. ff. 26. George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimist, and dramatist: Plays by, submitted for licence: 18...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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27 Mar 1858
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1 item

9285. Add MS 52975 A

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'Never too late to mend', drama in four acts by George Conquest. Licence sent 14 June 1858 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 14 June 1858. Cover signed Ro Conquest, actual and responsible manager. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. See Add. 52973 P...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Jun 1858
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1 item

9286. Add MS 52975 Q

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'A twice told tale', original comedietta in one act by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 23 September 1858 for performance at the Olympic. Published in Lacy's, vol. 37, no. 553, where it is described as a farce. Keywords: impersonation, flirtation, marital relationships. ff. 16. John Pratt Wooler...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Sep 1858
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1 item

9287. Add MS 52977 I

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'Harlequin and old Izaak Walton, or, Tom Moore of Fleet Street, the silver trout, and the seven sisters of Tottenham', pantomime by T. L. Greenwood. Licence sent 20 December 1858 for performance at Sadlers Wells 27 December 1858. Comic scenes included in MS. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 5...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1858
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1 item

9288. Add MS 52978 H

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'The porter's knot', drama in two acts by J. Oxenford. Licence sent 22 November 1858 for performance at the Olympic. One diagram of stage included with the text. Also published in Lacy's, vol.38, no. 564. Stage directions vary between MS. and published versions. Keywords: doctors, family ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1858
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1 item

9289. Add MS 52978 K

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'The little sutler', comic drama in one act by J. T. Haines. Licence sent 30 November 1858 for performance at the Standard 26 November 1858. Final page signed J. T. Haines. Keywords: war, Russia, France, military, women and military, cooking, nobility, family relationships, sisters, exile, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
30 Nov 1858
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1 item

9290. Add MS 52988 P

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‘Valentine’s day, or, Harlequin and the fairy of the true lovers knot’, pantomime by J. B. Buckstone. Licence sent 22 December 1859 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Cover signed J. B. Buckstone. Comic scenes included. Keywords: gossip, courtship, festivals, fairies, ballet, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1859
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1 item