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1. Add MS 52955 G

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'Broken faith', drama in two acts. Licence sent 26 July 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 30 July 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: working class characters, poverty, ga...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1855
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1 item

2. Add MS 52955 H

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'An entire new version of Mr Charles Dickens's tale of Oliver Twist', drama in two acts, 'carefully avoiding all the repulsive matter of the tale'. Licence sent 26 July 1855 for performance at the Standard 30 July 1855. For another version see Add. 52955 I and 52956 J. Keywords: working cla...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1855
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1 item

3. Add MS 52955 F

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'The fletch of bacon, or, The custom of Dunmow', farcical sketch in one act. Licence sent 23 July 1855 for performance at the Strand 23 July 1855. For another version see Add. 52955 O. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: bachelors, spinsters, law and the legal profession, festivals and celebrat...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jul 1855
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1 item

4. Add MS 52955 L

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'Puzzled and pleased, or, A dancer's devotee', farce in one act. Licence sent 16 August 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 22 August 1855. Signed by W. Montgomery, acting manager. Keywords: food and dining, London, dance, disguise, letters, theatre, musicians. ff. 45. London; Secul...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1855
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1 item

5. Add MS 52955 O

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'The spirit of the haunted room, or, The Dunmow festival', drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 August 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 25 August 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. For another version see Add. 52955 F. Keywords: festival and celebration, law and the legal pr...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1855
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1 item

6. Add MS 52955 T

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'The fall of Sebastopol', grand military equestrian spectacle in two acts. Licence sent 19 September 1855 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre 24 September 1855. Signed by Willm. Cook, lessee and manager and W. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 5...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Sep 1855
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1 item

7. Add MS 52955 X

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'The ratcatcher's daughter', farce in one act. Licence sent 27 September 1855 for performance at the Queen's 1 Oct 1855. Signed by C. J. James. For another version see Add. 52954 N. Keywords: poverty, working class characters, orphans, police. ff. 17. London; Secular Institutions. Theatre...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Sep 1855
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1 item

8. Add MS 52955 M

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'Olympus in an uproar, or, Wrong people in the wrong place' ('Olympus in a muddle'), extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 25 August 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 23 August 1855. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a few phrases be omitted. Keywords: c...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1855
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1 item

9. Add MS 52955 Y

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'The mountain monarch, or, The hero, the champion and the murderer', drama in three acts. Licence sent 27 September 1855 for performance at the City of London 27 September 1855. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: mountain settings, military, castles, murder, slavery and abol...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Sep 1855
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1 item

10. Add MS 52955 Q

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'Life in the trenches', drama in two acts. Licence sent 1 September 1855 for performance at the City of London 31 August 1855. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: English characters, French characters, Russian characters, British Empire, French imperialism, Russian imperialis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1855
Extent:
1 item