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351. Add MS 52941 H

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Benvenuto Cellini, lyric play in three acts (for the music by Hector Berlioz). Printed (Brettell, n.d.). Libretto (by L. de Wailly and A. Barbier) in Italian with English translation. Licence sent 25 June 1853 for performance at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden. Passages to be omitted...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Italian
Date Range:
25 Jun 1853
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1 item

352. Add MS 52941 I

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'The merchant of Venice preserved' ('Shylock, a Jerusalem hearty-joke'), burlesque in one act. Licence sent 1 July 1853 for performance at the Olympic 4 July 1853. Signed by W. Farren, manager. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 11, no. 159, and there att...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1853
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1 item

353. Add MS 52941 J

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'Three cheers for charity, or, A night’s wonders!', petit drama in one act, written for, and presented to, the Spitalfields Benevolent Society under the patronage of the Knights of Trafalgar, by Andrew Campbell. Licence sent 2 July 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 6 July 1853. Signe...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jul 1853
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1 item

354. Add MS 52941 K

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'Sambodampalus', burlesque in one act by J. H. Tully. Licence sent 4 July 1853 for performance at the Strand circa 7 July 1853. Annotation asking for the grant of a licence signed by J. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. Keywords: black characters, English characters, Africa, aristocracy, t...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jul 1853
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1 item

355. Add MS 52941 L

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'The Times', drama in three acts by 'John Daly' (i.e. John Daly Besemeres). Licence sent 12 July 1853 for performance at the Olympic 18 July 1853. Signed by W. Farren. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words 'Lord' and 'God' be substituted with 'Heaven'. Published in ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1853
Extent:
1 item

356. Add MS 52941 M

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'Sardanapalus, or, The fast king of Assyria', burlesque in one act by G. Abbott à Beckett and Mark Lemon. Licence sent 16 July 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 21 July 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Keywords: aristocracy, polygamy, literature and literar...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1853
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1 item

357. Add MS 52941 N

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'The spirit trapper! Or, The rapparee's mystery, a romance of the Eve of All Hallows' ('The rapparee's vengeance'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 19 July 1853 for performance at the Victoria 18 July 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: the supernatural, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jul 1853
Extent:
1 item

358. Add MS 52941 O

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'Zitella, or, The guerrilla boy and the spectre sister', romantic drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 20 July 1853 for performance at the City of London 20 July 1853. Keywords: the supernatural, ghosts, impersonation, military, English characters, the Pyrenees, Spain, cross dressing...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1853
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1 item

359. Add MS 52941 P

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'Going to Chobham, or, The petticoat captains', farce in one act by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 29 July 1853 for performance at the City of London 30 July 1853. Signed by Austin Lee. Published in Lacy's, vol. 11, no. 161. Keywords: feminism, military, disguise, cross dressing, gypsies, Ch...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jul 1853
Extent:
1 item

360. Add MS 52941 Q

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'Old Adam, or, A father's dream', domestic drama in two acts by W. Thompson Townsend. Licence sent 4 August 1853 for performance at the City of London 6 August 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Written in a number of hands and on different types of paper. Keywords: age and age...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Aug 1853
Extent:
1 item