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861. Add MS 52958 H

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‘A plague o’ both your houses, or a double barrelled gun trick’, dramatic sketch in one act. Licence sent 14 January 1856 for performance at the Strand 17 January 1856. Keywords: science and technology, servants, spiritualism, debt and its consequences, the press, theatre. ff. 8. London. Se...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Jan 1856
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1 item

862. Add MS 52958 I

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‘Twenty minutes with an impudent puppy’ (‘What do you want?’), farce in one act. Licence sent 15 January 1856 for performance at Theatre Royal Covent Garden 14 January 1856. Signed lessee, Mr. John Henry Anderson. Space left for songs. Not listed in LC’s Day Book for 1852 (Add. 53703). Keyw...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Jan 1856
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1 item

863. Add MS 52958 J

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‘Selfishness, or, The echo devil and the wizard’s curse’, a supernatural drama in two acts. Licence sent 19 January 1856 for performance at City of London 9 February 1856. Signed Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: the supernatural, fairies and other supernatural creatures, murder, pri...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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19 Jan 1856
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1 item

864. Add MS 52958 K

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‘The first printer’, drama in three acts by Tom Taylor and Charles Reade. Licence sent 21 January 1856 for performance at the Princess’s 3 March 1856. Songs included in MS. Keywords: the press, Netherlands, family relationships, treason, aristocracy, science and technology. ff. 61. Tom Tay...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Jan 1856
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1 item

865. Add MS 52958 L

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‘The victor vanquished’, comedy in one act by Charles Dance. Licence sent 21 January 1856 for performance at the Princess’s. Also performed in 1845. Published in Lacy’s vol. 26, no. 376. Keywords: aristocracy, disguise, impersonation, Tartars, fashion, treason. ff. 19. Charles Dance, dram...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Jan 1856
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1 item

866. Add MS 52958 M

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‘Oakleaves and emeralds, or, The titled grisette’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 23 January 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 28 January 1856. Signed Ro. Conquest, manager and proprietor. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that ‘Virgin forgive me’ be substituted with ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Jan 1856
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1 item

867. Add MS 52958 N

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‘The shadows of crime’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 25 January 1856 for performance at the Surrey 4 February 1856. Keywords: French influence, military, disguise, disabled characters, drinking and drunkenness, English characters, family relationships, execution. ff. 71. London; Secula...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1856
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1 item

868. Add MS 52958 O

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‘The boots at the Holly Tree Inn, or, The infant elopement to Gretna Green’, illustrative sketch in one act by Benjamin N. Webster. Licence sent 31 January 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 31 January 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipu...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1856
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1 item

869. Add MS 52958 P

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‘The married flirt, or, A conjugal lesson’ (‘Stay at home’), comedy in two acts by Henry Danvers. Licence sent 31 January 1856 for performance at the Olympic 3 July 1856. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. For another version, see Add. 52960 A. Publis...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1856
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1 item

870. Add MS 52958 Q

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‘The dead duchesse, or, The muffled belle of Paris’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 February 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 24 April 1856. Signed Samuel Lane. Keywords: aristocracy, murder, theatre, poisoning, Paris, French influence. ff. 27. Hoxton; Middlesex Britannia Th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1856
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1 item