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451. Add MS 52945 B

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‘Eustache', drama in three acts by John Courtney. Licence sent 9 January 1854 for performance at the Surrey. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 15, no. 224, as Eustache Baudin. Keywords: land and farming, French influence, military, food and dining, orphans, servants, fashion, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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9 Jan 1854
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452. Add MS 52945 BB

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'To oblige Benson', farce in one act by 'John Roakes', (i.e. Tom Taylor). Licence sent 24 February 1854 for performance at the Olympic 6 March 1854. Detailed description of set. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 208. Keywords: landlords and property, letters, seaside settings, flirtatio...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 Feb 1854
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1 item

453. Add MS 52945 C

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'Gin and water, or, The times we live in', drama in three acts. Licence sent 11 January 1854 for performance at the Victoria 16 January 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Songs included in MS. For other versions, see Add. 52945 V and 52945 W. Keywords: drinking ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Jan 1854
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1 item

454. Add MS 52945 CC

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'Charity's love', drama in three acts by John Wilkins. Licence sent 28 February 1854 for performance at the City of London 6 March 1854. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: inheritance, military, Spanish influence, murder, English characters. ff. 49. John Henry Wilkins, wri...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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28 Feb 1854
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1 item

455. Add MS 52945 D

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'A struggle for gold, or, A mother's prayer and the adventurer of Mexico', drama in five acts by Edward Stirling. Licence sent 16 January 1854 for performance at the City of London 23 January 1854. Signed by managers Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. For other versions, see Add. 52937 S, 52944...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Jan 1854
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1 item

456. Add MS 52945 DD

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'Away with melancholy', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 1 March 1854 for performance at the Princess’ 13 March 1854. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 196. Keywords: lodgers and boarding houses, Bath...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1854
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1 item

457. Add MS 52945 E

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Deux paires de bretelles, ‘comédie-vaudeville’ in two acts by Édouard Brisebarre and Eugène Nyon. Printed. French. Licence sent 23 January 1854 for performance at the Soho Theatre. Original first performance at Théâtre des Folie-Dramatiques 3 February 1854. Some passages crossed out. Keyw...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
23 Jan 1854
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1 item

458. Add MS 52945 EE

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'The letter', farce in one act. Licence sent 2 March 1854 for performance at the Princess’s 1 March 1854. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in dark blue. Keywords: travel, nautical interest, food and dining, family relationships, letters. ff. 17. Anon, writer of plays: 'The let...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1854
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1 item

459. Add MS 52945 F

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Margot, ou, Les bienfaits de l'éducation, vaudeville in one act by ‘MM. Clairville et Milon’ (i.e. L. F. Nicolaïe and L. J. Milon). Printed (Beck, 1844). French. Licence sent 26 January 1854 for performance at the Soho Theatre. Original first performance at Théâtre de la Gaité 16 October 1...
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Western Manuscripts
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French
Date Range:
26 Jan 1854
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1 item

460. Add MS 52945 FF

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'My cook and housekeeper' ('The first fib'), farce in one act. Licence sent 3 March 1854 for performance at Theatre Royal Drury Lane 9 March 1854. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words 'O Lord' and the sentence 'He would tell a lie to the Bisho...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1854
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1 item