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21. Add MS 52962 J

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‘Betsy’s found’, farce in one act by J. J. Conquest. Licence sent 1 November 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 3 November 1856. Cover signed Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Large amount of detail about each character in dramatis personae. Some revisions to text. Keyw...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1856
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1 item

22. Add MS 52962 R

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‘Little Dorrit’, drama in two acts by F. F. Cooper. Licence sent 12 November 1856 for performance at the Strand 10 November 1856. Keywords: literature and literary reference, French influence, prisons and prisoners, poverty, family relationships, debt and its consequences, murder. ff. 32. F...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1856
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1 item

23. Add MS 52962 O

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‘A family failing’, farce in one act by J. Oxenford. Licence sent 3 November 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 17 November 1856. Request for licence signed by J.B. Buckstone. Title page signed John Oxenford with address. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 29, no. 424. Keywords: law...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1856
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1 item

24. Add MS 52962 C

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The king’s muskateers, drama in three acts. Printed with written additions. Licence sent 18 October 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 16 October 1856. Request for licence signed Mr. Charles Dillon. Some corrections. Keywords: French influence, festival and celebration, dance, aristocracy, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1856
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1 item

25. Add MS 52962 I

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‘Belphegor’, extravaganza in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 30 September 1856 for performance at the Strand 29 September 1856. Letter from G. Smith bound into MS at back. For a version of this play by John Courtney, see Lacy’s, vol. 3, no. 39. Keywords: pubs and inns, children, m...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1856
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1 item

26. Add MS 52962 A

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‘Cabinet secret’, farce in one act by T. H. Webb. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 13 October 1856. Cover signed Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Some revisions to text. Songs included. Speaking cues and stage directions underlined in red. Ke...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1856
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1 item

27. Add MS 52962 K

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‘The seamstress and the duchess, or, Pride, poverty and splendour’, drama in two acts by Henry Young. Licence sent 1 November 1856 for performance at the Victoria 1 November 1856. Keywords: aristocracy, working class characters, fallen women, pubs and inns, crime. ff. 50. Henry Young, write...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1856
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1 item

28. Add MS 52962 M

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‘A border marriage’, comic drama in one act by W. J. Sorrell. Licence sent 3 November 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 3 November 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Actors’ names included alongside dramatis personae. ‘J.M. Langford and W. J. Jonell, 43 Denbigh Street, Belgra...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item

29. Add MS 52962 Q

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‘Doing the hansom’, farce in one act by A. G. Harris. Licence sent 12 November 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 3 November 1856. Request for licence signed Charles Dillon. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 28, no. 412. Keywords: doctors and medicine, travel, impersonation, musicians. ff. 30. Lo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1856
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1 item