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11. 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
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English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1856
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1 item

12. 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
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English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1856
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1 item

13. Add MS 52961 S

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‘I’ll write to the Times’, farce in one act by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at Sadlers Wells 16 October 1856. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 28, no. 411. Keywords: flirtation, illness, the press, adultery. ff. 16. John Pratt Wooler, called 'John Pratt'; writer of p...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1856
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1 item

14. Add MS 52961 B

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‘The mould of mould manor, or, A ghost story’ original drama in two acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 30 August 1856 for performance at the Surrey 30 August 1856. Keywords: family relationships, military, crime, murder, supernatural, servants. ff. 36. John Beer Johnstone, actor and dram...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1856
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1 item

15. Add MS 52961 C

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‘Two precious scoundrels’, farce in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 30 August 1856 for performance at the Strand 26 August 1856. Keywords: police, crime, prisons and prisoners, murder, businessmen. ff. 33. Leicester Silk Buckingham, dramatist; youngest son of J S Buckingham: Londo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1856
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1 item

16. Add MS 52961 F

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‘Like and unlike’, drama in two acts by -- Langford. Licence sent 4 September 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 10 April 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Keywords: French influence, working women, working class characters, Paris, theatre, dance. ff. 52. London; Secular Ins...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1856
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1 item

17. Add MS 52961 D

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‘The half caste’, drama in four acts by T. W. Robertson. Licence sent 30 August 1856 for performance at the Surrey 8 September 1856. Cover signed Suter. Revisions throughout. Elaborate stage directions. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 97, no. 441, as The half caste, or, The poisoned pearl. See ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1856
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1 item

18. 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...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1856
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1 item

19. Add MS 52961 G

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‘Fate and its wonders! or, The idiot and the twin brothers’, drama in two acts, by A. Rayner. Licence sent 6 September 1856 for performance at the Victoria 8 September 1856. Request for licence signed Joseph Johnson Towers. Keywords: Italian characters, military, Russian imperialism, aristoc...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1856
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1 item

20. 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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item