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2. Add MS 52975 H
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- 'The Lancashire witches, or, The knight, the giant and the castle of Manchester', an historical extravaganza in one act by 'Alphonso de Snooks'. Nicoll attributes authorship to Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 13 July 1858 for performance at the Lyceum. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipul...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 13 Jul 1858
- Extent:
- 1 item
3. Add MS 52975 B
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- 'A striking widow', farce in one act. Licence sent 15 June 1858 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 16 June 1858. Copied by G. Hastings. One rudimentary diagram in pencil; extensive revisions added throughout, not in the hand of the original copyist. Includes words for songs. K...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 15 Jun 1858
- Extent:
- 1 item
4. Add MS 52975 N
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- 'The discarded son, or, The gambler's progress', drama in two acts. Licence requested 26 August but rejected 29 August. Entirely written in the hand of Isaac Cohen. Request for licence signed by J. Towers. Not listed in the LCO Day Book, Add. 52703. Keywords: crime, robbery, death, debt and its ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1858
- Extent:
- 1 item
5. Add MS 52975 J
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- 'The heart and the world', drama in two acts. Licence sent 24 July 1858 for performance at the Grecian Saloon. Cover signed Ro. Conquest. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the sentence 'I will be d—d if I do not keep my word' be omitted. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: ari...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 24 Jul 1858
- Extent:
- 1 item
6. Add MS 52975 L
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- 'Il travatore, or, A gipsey's vengeance' [sic], ('The troubador, or, The gipsy's vengeance', title at head of list of dramatis personae), drama in four acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 18 August 1858 for performance at the City of London Theatre. Cover signed Mr. William Travers. Not listed ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 18 Aug 1858
- Extent:
- 1 item
7. Add MS 52975 P
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- 'The last of the pigtails', original petite comedy in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 3 September 1858 for performance at the Strand. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that 'Oh Lord' and all other oaths be omitted. P...
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- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 3 Sep 1858
- Extent:
- 1 item
8. Add MS 52975 V
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- 'Harold Hawk, or, The convict's vengeance' (altered from 'Jessie Grey'), drama in two acts by Charles Selby. Licence sent 13 September 1858 for performance at the Surrey. Stage directions underlined. Published in Lacy's, vol. 38, no. 559. The Lacy's edition contains more detailed stage dire...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 13 Sep 1858
- Extent:
- 1 item
9. Add MS 52975 T
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- 'What's your game?' comedietta in one act by James Bruton. Licence sent 13 September 1858 for performance at the Surrey. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the words "a lamb to the slaughter" be omitted. Revisions added in pencil. Keywords: wards, upper class characters, se...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 13 Sep 1858
- Extent:
- 1 item
10. Add MS 52975 R
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- 'The bonnie fish wife', original farce in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 17 September 1858 for performance at the Strand 20 September 1858. Stage directions and cues underlined in red. Published in Lacy's, vol. 37, no. 551,as an 'original musical interlude'. Songs included in text. ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17 Sep 1858
- Extent:
- 1 item