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951. Add MS 52961 H

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‘Down at Ramsgate, or, What I think I say!’, farce in one act. Licence sent 6 September 1856 for performance at the Victoria 8 September 1856. Request for licence signed Joseph Johnson Towers. Keywords: seaside settings, theatre, lodgers and boarding houses. ff. 12. London; Secular Institu...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1856
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1 item

952. Add MS 52961 I

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‘Pizarro, a Spanish rolla-king drama’, burlesque in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 12 September 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 15 September 1856. Text written on the back of a stack of invitations to subscribe to the ‘reading and news room’ of the Great Central ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1856
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1 item

953. Add MS 52961 J

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‘The little laundress or, False colors’, original drama in one act by Charles Rice. comedian. Licence sent 21 September 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal Plymouth 12 November 1856. ‘Mss only, under 8oz’ and ‘Miss Clara St. Casse on Monday 15th Sept intended for representation, at the ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Sep 1856
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1 item

954. Add MS 52961 K

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‘Perditta, the royal milkmaid, or, The winter’s tale’, burlesque in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 12 September 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 15 September 1856. Cover signed Charles Dillon, actual and responsible manager. Songs included in MS and written in a different hand. P...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1856
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1 item

955. Add MS 52961 L

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‘The forger and his victim’, drama in two acts by C. Pitt. Licence sent 12 September 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 12 November 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: London, land and farming, fashion, murder, crime, elopement. ff. 28. C. I. Pitt, writer of pl...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1856
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1 item

956. Add MS 52961 M

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‘The frost of youth, or, Hearts matched against diamonds and the struggles of life’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 30 September 1856 for performance at City of London 6 October 1856. Three different types of paper and two different hands used for the text. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1856
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1 item

957. Add MS 52961 N

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‘Dred, a tale of the great dismal swamp’, drama in two acts by F. L. Phillips and J. Colman. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at the Surrey October 1856. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that a number of phrases, usually ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

958. Add MS 52961 O

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‘Cloud and sunshine, or, Love’s revenge’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at the Standard. Cover signed John Douglass, proprietor. Third act written on different paper. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: French influence, flirtation, aristocracy, crime, castl...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

959. Add MS 52961 P

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‘Dred’, burlesque in one act. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at the Bower Saloon 16 October 1856. Cover signed W. Dean, manager. See also Add. 52961 N, 52962 G, 52962 H, 52962 L, and 52962 U. Keywords: poverty, black characters, America, slavery and abolitionism, American Sout...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

960. Add MS 52961 Q

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‘The mill of the happy valley, or, Life’s mysteries and woman’s devotion’, drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 18 October 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: military, dance, working class characters, drinking and drunkenness, French i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item