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771. Add MS 52955 F

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'The fletch of bacon, or, The custom of Dunmow', farcical sketch in one act. Licence sent 23 July 1855 for performance at the Strand 23 July 1855. For another version see Add. 52955 O. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: bachelors, spinsters, law and the legal profession, festivals and celebrat...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Jul 1855
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1 item

772. Add MS 52955 G

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'Broken faith', drama in two acts. Licence sent 26 July 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 30 July 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: working class characters, poverty, ga...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1855
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1 item

773. Add MS 52955 H

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'An entire new version of Mr Charles Dickens's tale of Oliver Twist', drama in two acts, 'carefully avoiding all the repulsive matter of the tale'. Licence sent 26 July 1855 for performance at the Standard 30 July 1855. For another version see Add. 52955 I and 52956 J. Keywords: working cla...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1855
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1 item

774. Add MS 52955 I

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'The parish boy's progress', in two acts by C. Hazlewood. Licence sent 7 August 1855 for performance at the City of London. No date of first performance given. Signed by the lessees, Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. For other versions see Add. 52955 H and 52956 J. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 an...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Aug 1855
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1 item

775. Add MS 52955 J

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'Jack Sheppard', drama in three acts adapted by William Searle. Licence sent 15 August 1855 for performance at the City of London 16 August 1855. For another version see Add. 52954 DD. Several plays under this title were licensed throughout the century. Nicoll lists the play under ‘unknown ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
15 Aug 1855
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1 item

776. Add MS 52955 K

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'Faust and Marguarite' [sic], a musical burletta in one act by James Tully and John Halford. Licence sent 16 August 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 16 August 1855. Signed by James H. Tully and Joseph Stammers. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 73, where it is attributed to Half...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1855
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1 item

777. Add MS 52955 L

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'Puzzled and pleased, or, A dancer's devotee', farce in one act. Licence sent 16 August 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 22 August 1855. Signed by W. Montgomery, acting manager. Keywords: food and dining, London, dance, disguise, letters, theatre, musicians. ff. 45. London; Secul...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1855
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1 item

778. Add MS 52955 M

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'Olympus in an uproar, or, Wrong people in the wrong place' ('Olympus in a muddle'), extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 25 August 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 23 August 1855. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a few phrases be omitted. Keywords: c...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1855
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1 item

779. Add MS 52955 N

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'How's your uncle, or, The ladies of the court', farce in one act by T. E. Wilks. Licence sent 25 August 1855 for performance at the Adelphi 27 August 1855. Request for licence written and signed by B. Webster. Published in Lacy's, vol. 41, no. 607. Keywords: working class characters, naut...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1855
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1 item

780. Add MS 52955 O

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'The spirit of the haunted room, or, The Dunmow festival', drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 August 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 25 August 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. For another version see Add. 52955 F. Keywords: festival and celebration, law and the legal pr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1855
Extent:
1 item