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11891. Add MS 52929 L

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‘The old school and the new’, farce in one act. Licence sent 6 February 1852 for performance at the Bath and Bristol 6 February 1852. Signed by H. Butler. Noted to be the ‘property of the Bateman children’ on title page. The last two pages of the play are bound with Add. 52929 M. Nicoll als...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1852
Extent:
1 item

11892. Add MS 52930 M

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‘James the Sixth, or, The Gowrie plot’, tragedy in five acts by the Rev. James White. Licence sent 5 March 1852 for performance at Sadler’s Wells 6 March 1852. Paper of different sizes used for different acts. Keywords: military, Scottish characters, political revolution, English Civil War, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1852
Extent:
1 item

11893. Add MS 52932 E

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‘Just my luck!’ (altered from ‘Mind your own business’), farce in one act by Alfred Maltby. Licence sent 1 May 1852 for performance at the Royal Olympic 3 May 1852. Signed by W. Farren. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Nicoll lists a performance of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 May 1852
Extent:
1 item

11894. Add MS 52933 H

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‘The man with the red beard’ al. ‘Friends and their shadows’, drama in three acts by John H. Wilkins. Licence sent 13 July1852 for performance at the City of London Theatre 19 July 1852. Obscured signature on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitt...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1852
Extent:
1 item

11895. Add MS 52936 BB

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'Romeo and Juliet, or, Harlequin Queen Mab and the world of dreams', pantomime by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 8 December 1852 for performance at the Olympic 27 December 1852. Revisions throughout the text. Keywords: literature and literary reference, the supernatural, fairies and other supernat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1852
Extent:
1 item

11896. Add MS 52936 K

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'Little Toddlekins', farce in one act by C. J. Matthews. Licence sent 13 December 1852 for performance at the Lyceum 17 December 1852. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 173. Keywords: servants, military, family relationships, widows, spinsters, literature and literary reference, childre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1852
Extent:
1 item

11897. Add MS 52936 N

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'Romeo and Juliet, or, Harlequin Queen Mab and the world of dreams', pantomime by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 8 December 1852 for performance at the Olympic 27 December 1852. Signed by W. Farren, Manager. Keywords: Commedia dell'Arte, suburbs, food and dining, animals, American characters, crim...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1852
Extent:
1 item

11898. Add MS 52940 N

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Diane, drama in five acts by Émile Augier. Printed (Paris: Lévy, 1852). French. Licence sent 6 June 1853 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed by J. Mitchell. Publishers' advertising on back cover. Keywords: French influence, Christians and Christianity, festivals and celebration, ar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
6 Jun 1853
Extent:
1 item

11899. Add MS 52943 X

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'A nice firm', farce in one act by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor). Licence sent 16 November 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 19 November 1853. Published in Lacy's, vol. 13, no. 185. Keywords: law and the legal profession, crime, the press. ff. 17. Tom Taylor, called 'John Roakes', dram...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Nov 1853
Extent:
1 item

11900. Add MS 52944 O

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'Once upon a time there were two kings', burlesque in two acts, founded on the story by the Countess d’Aulnoy La princesse Capillon, by J. R. Planché. Licence sent 22 December 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 26 December 1853. Songs are printed and included at back. Published in Lacy’s, vo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1853
Extent:
1 item