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1161. Add MS 52968 L

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'Up in the world', farce in one act by J. Worthington. Licence sent 1 October 1857 for performance at the Surrey the same day. Last page signed Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 109. Keywords:...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1 Oct 1857
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1162. Add MS 52968 M

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'A very serious affair', farce in one act by A. G. Harris. Licence sent 2 October 1857 for performance at the Lyceum 5 October 1857. Written in the hand of the copyist employed by Benjamin Webster and J. B. Buckstone. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Oct 1857
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1 item

1163. Add MS 52968 N

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Dreams of delusion, drama in one act by J. P. Simpson, adapted from the French drama Elle est folle. Licence sent 7 October 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Plymouth the same day. Cover signed Lady Athnison. Publisher's advertising on front and back covers. Keywords: aristocracy, s...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Oct 1857
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1 item

1164. Add MS 52968 O

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'The sacrifice, or, Love unto death', drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 October 1857 for performance at the Surrey the same day. 'Indian piece' written on cover of act three. Signed Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick on last page. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths b...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1857
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1 item

1165. Add MS 52968 P

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'Leading strings', comedy in three acts by A. C. Troughton. Licence sent 8 October 1857 for performance at the Olympic 19 October 1857. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 33, no. 486. Keywords: family relationships, bankers, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Oct 1857
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1 item

1166. Add MS 52968 Q

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'Diogenes, in search of a contented man', drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt, and, ‘The old shadow, or, The spirit of conscience’, drama in two acts by W. Seaman. Both licences sent 9 October 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Both covers signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1857
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1 item

1167. Add MS 52968 R

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Wanted, an errand boy; or, Maid of all work, farce in one act (not translated from the French) by James Bruton. Printed. Licence sent 15 October 1857 for performance at the Surrey the same day. Cover signed Mr. N. Smith, acting manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1857
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1 item

1168. Add MS 52968 S

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'The war trail, or, The white horse of the prairie', grand Mexican equestrian spectacle in three acts by W. T. Townsend. Licence sent 15 October 1857 for performance at Astley's.Royal Amphitheatre. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Keywords: Mexico, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1857
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1 item

1169. Add MS 52968 T

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'Quadroon, the slave bride, or, The tree cavern', drama in two acts. Licence sent 15 October 1857 for performance at the Victoria the same day. Request for licence written by Isaac Cohen (copyist) for J. J. Towers. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that an attempted rape scene ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1857
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1 item

1170. Add MS 52968 U

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'Deadly reports', comedietta in one act by J. P. Simpson. Licence sent 19 October 1857 for performance at the Olympic 26 October 1857. Cover signed ‘Lessees Messrs. Robson and W.S. Emden.’ Keywords: the supernatural, widows, ghosts, law and the legal profession, military. ff. 17. London; S...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1857
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1 item