Search

Container Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52931 A-BB

1. Add MS 52931 A

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52931 A
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘Wittikind and his brothers, or, The seven swan princes and the fair Melusine’ (‘The swan princes’), fairy tale in two acts, by ‘John Roakes’ (i.e. Tom Taylor). Licence sent 26 March 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 12 April 1852. Extensive revisions throughout text. Some notes about t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1852
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 52931 AA

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52931 AA
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘The lost husband’, drama in two acts, adapted from the French by Charles Reade. Licence sent 23 April 1852 for performance at the Strand 26 April 1852. Title page lists W. R. Copeland as lessee. Small number of revisions, usually in pencil. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 6, no. 86. There were ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1852
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 52931 B

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52931 B
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘Napoleon’, petite drama in one act. Licence sent 26 March 1852 for performance at the Marylebone 1 April 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that ‘Heaven’ should be substituted for ‘Lord.’ Keywords: French influence, French Imperialism, military, food and dining, disguise, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1852
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 52931 BB

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52931 BB
Title:
Scope & Content:
Index. ff. 2.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1852
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 52931 C

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52931 C
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘Bonaparte in Egypt’, military spectacle in two acts, adapted by Charles A. Somerset from the French five act spectacle. Licence sent 26 March 1852 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 12 April 1852. Title page reads ‘the property of W. Batty, Esq.’ Keywords: Muslims and Islam, Mid...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1852
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 52931 D

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52931 D
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘The three perils of man: wine, wit and woman’, ‘grand spectacular burlesque’ in one act by E. L. Blanchard. Licence sent 27 March 1852 for performance at the Surrey 29 March 1852. Title page lists Messrs. Shepherd and Cheswick. Stage directions underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Key...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Mar 1852
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 52931 E

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52931 E
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘The working man, or, The pearl and the diamond’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 29 March 1852 for performance at the City of London 29 March 1852. Title page lists Mssrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: working women, Paris, French influence, drinking and drunkenness, working class cha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Mar 1852
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 52931 F

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52931 F
Title:
Scope & Content:
Mademoiselle de La Seigliere, comedy in four acts, by Jules Sandeau. Printed (1852). French. Licence sent 8 April 1852 for performance at the St. James’s. Manager: J. Mitchell. Original first performance at the Comédie Française, 4 November 1851. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipul...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
8 Apr 1852
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 52931 G

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52931 G
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘The Corsican brothers, or, Les frères Corses’, ‘dramatic romance’ in three acts and five tableaux, adapted ‘from the romance of M. Dumas by MM. E. Grangé and X. de Montépin’. Printed (Lacy’s acting edition, vol. 6, no. 79). Licence sent 2 April 1852 for performance at the Queen’s Theatre, Du...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1852
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 52931 H

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52931 H
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘The blue baron, or, The mine fiend and the lake fay’, extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 6 April 1852 for performance at the Victoria 12 April 1852. MS includes letter from Eliza Vincent requesting the licence. Only listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53703 under the title‘The mine fiend and the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1852
Extent:
1 item