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9521. Add MS 52953 W

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'Temptation', drama in two acts by Frederick Neale. Licence sent 4 April 1855 for performance at the Pavilion 4 April 1855. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown authors’. Keywords: land and farming, inheritance, illness, doctors and medicine, illegitimacy, crime, kidnapping, military, doctors and...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1855
Extent:
1 item

9522. Add MS 52954 V

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Le bougeoir, comédie in one act by Clément Caraguel. Printed (1854). French. Licence sent 14 June 1855 for performance at the St. James’s 18 June 1855. Original first performance at Second Théâtre Français 21 May 1852. Signed by J. Mitchell. Publisher's advertising on front and back cover...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
14 Jun 1855
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1 item

9523. Add MS 52956 L

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'The gipsy boy, or, The serpent and the dove', drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 October 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 12 October 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: gypsies, murder, festivals and celebration, family relationships. ff. 29. Hoxton; Middlesex B...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Oct 1855
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1 item

9524. Add MS 52956 M

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'Catching a mermaid', an ‘amphibious piece of extravagance’ by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 15 October 1855 for performance at the Royal Olympic 20 October 1855. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy's, vol. 24, no. 353. Keywords: theatre, festival and celebration, dance, art and artists, fl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1855
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1 item

9525. Add MS 52957 R

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'Harlequin Puss in Boots, or, The ogre of Rat Castle and all the world and his wife', pantomime. Licence sent 19 December 1855 for performance at Sadlers Wells 26 December 1855. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: science and technology, Harlequinade...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1855
Extent:
1 item

9526. Add MS 52958 G

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‘Tales of the Hollow Tree Inn’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 13 January 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 13 January 1856. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. See also Add. 52958 D and 52958 O. Keywords: Austria, literature and literary reference, pubs and inns, land and farming, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1856
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1 item

9527. Add MS 52963 I

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‘Man, or, The seven steps to ruin’, in two acts. Licence sent 13 December 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 15 December 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: working class characters, poverty, gambling, debt and its consequen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

9528. Add MS 52963 P

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‘Ein Arzt’, comedy in one act by A.W. Heffe. German. Licence sent 19 December 1856 for performance at the St James’s 15 December 1856. Letter signed by L. Grünfeld requesting licence bound in with text. ff. 38. A. W. Heffe, writer of plays: Play by, submitted: 1856: Germ.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German
Date Range:
19 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

9529. Add MS 52964 M

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'A splendid investment', an original farce in one act by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Olympic 11 February 1857. Published in Lacy's, vol.30, no. 439. Keywords: seaside settings, food and dining, businessmen, poverty, crime, travel, speculation. ff. 28. Wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item

9530. Add MS 52965 AA

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'Quadroona, or, The man of crime', drama in two acts. Licence sent 28 April 1857 for performance at the Garrick the same day. For other versions, see Add. 52967 R. Keywords: nautical interest, military, poisoning, crime, kidnapping, children, orphans, aristocracy. ff. 12. Whitechapel; Midd...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item