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871. Add MS 52958 R

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‘Peace at any price’, farce in one act by T. W. Robertson. Licence sent 8 February 1856 for performance at the Strand 11 February 1856. ‘J. P. Wooler, 17 Wellington Street, Islington’ written on cover. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: fami...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1856
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1 item

872. Add MS 52958 S

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‘That blessed baby’, farce in one act by F. Moore. Licence sent 9 February 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 11 February 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. According to Nicoll, Published in Lacy’s, but the reference has not been verified. Keywords: servants, bachelors, childr...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1856
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1 item

873. Add MS 52958 T

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‘The Arab of the desert and the faithful steed’, oriental spectacle in two acts by W. Cooke. Licence sent 14 February 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 18 February 1856. Signed William Cooke and W. West. Keywords: Muslims and Islam, animals, family relationships, aristocrac...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1856
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1 item

874. Add MS 52958 U

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‘Pigeons and hawks’, farcical comedy in two acts by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 14 February 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 14 February 1856. Signed Ro. Conquest, proprietor and manager. Nicoll lists the play under ‘unknown authors’. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1856
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1 item

875. Add MS 52958 V

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‘The bride of Poland, or, The secret leader’, drama in two acts by R. Dodson. Licence sent 14 February 1856 for performance at the Bower Saloon 14 February 1856. Diagrams included. Keywords: aristocracy, treason, dance, family relationships, military, peasants, stagecraft, castles. ff. 39. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1856
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1 item

876. Add MS 52958 W

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‘Masks and faces’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 19 February 1856 for performance at the Standard. ‘Mr Smith, 91 Charlotte St, Fitzroy Square’ written on back cover. MS written in two different hands, and includes some revisions, especially toward the end of the text. For a related play...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1856
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1 item

877. Add MS 52958 X

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‘The Christian slave, or, The life and death of Uncle Tom’, drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 22 February 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: slavery and abolitionism, American characters, black characters, family relations...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Feb 1856
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1 item

878. Add MS 52958 Y

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‘The watchman! or, The orphan of New York’, drama in five acts. Licence sent 25 February 1856 for performance at the Victoria 3 March 1856. Request for licence signed by J. Johnson Towers. Keywords: orphans, American characters, United States, police, poverty, Irish characters, natural pheno...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Feb 1856
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1 item

879. Add MS 52958 Z

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‘A prince for an hour’, farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 8 March 1856 for performance at the Princess’s 24 March 1856. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 25, no. 373. Keywords: Italy, Italian influence, aristocracy, French imperiali...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1856
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1 item

880. Add MS 52959 A

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‘The fairy fernflower, or, The goblin mine’ (‘The baron’s daughter, or Old Mother Kock’), burletta in two acts. Licence sent 20 March 1856 for performance at the Marylebone 24 March 1856. Minor revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatures, s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Mar 1856
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1 item