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1041. Add MS 52964 L

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'The anti-garotte', farce in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Strand 31 January 1857. Intended performance date listed on back cover is 2 February 1857. Performed in a revised version by J. C. Wilson at the Strand 2 February 1863 under the title 'My ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Apr 1857
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1 item

1042. 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...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Apr 1857
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1 item

1043. Add MS 52964 N

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'Double faced people', comedy in three acts by John Courtney. Licence sent 7 April 1857 for performance at the Haymarket 7 February 1857. Intended performance date given as 7 February 1857. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted as well as the name of Lord ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Apr 1857
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1 item

1044. Add MS 52964 O

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'Ding dong Will, or, The Ashbrooke blacksmith', village tale in one act, founded on a story in the Christmas number of Household Words. Licence sent 10 February 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Nicoll gives the date of the first performance ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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10 Feb 1857
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1 item

1045. Add MS 52964 P

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'The wrong baby,' farce in one act. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at the Grecian Saloon the same day. Intended performance date on title page is 9 February 1857. Keywords: children, bankers, Christians and Christianity. ff. 27. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Grecian S...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Apr 1857
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1 item

1046. Add MS 52964 Q

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The black book, romantic drama in three acts, altered and adapted from the French by G. C. Bentinck and J. P. Simpson. Printed (1856). Licence sent 7 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 2 February 1857. Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Listed in Nico...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1857
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1 item

1047. Add MS 52964 R

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'Ida May, the child of fortune' ('Ida May, the kidnapped child'), drama in three acts. Licence sent 18 March 1857 for performance at the Marylebone 9 February 1857. Intended performance date listed on title page as 9 February 1857. Keywords: America, American characters, black characters, ki...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Mar 1857
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1 item

1048. Add MS 52964 S

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'A life's ransom', drama in five acts. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Lyceum 16 February 1857. Cover signed by the lessee, Charles Dillon. Revisions to text added on different types of paper. Published in Lacy's, vol. 54, no. 804, where it is attributed to Westland Marston...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
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1 item

1049. Add MS 52964 T

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'A wicked wife', comedy in one act by John Courtney. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 16 February 1857. Some revisions to text. Published in Lacy's, vol. 30, no. 445. Keywords: French influence, Revolutionary France, family relationships, revolution, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
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1 item

1050. Add MS 52964 U

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'The marble bride, or, Nymphs of the forrest', magical drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon that month. Published in Lacy's, vol. 32, no. 479. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatures, German influence, rustics, spo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
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1 item