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1. Add MS 52935 A

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‘The bride of Golconda, or, The genius of the ring’, spectacle in two acts by R. St Clair Jones. Licence sent 29 September 1852 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 1 November 1852. ‘The property of W. Batty’ appears on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1852
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 52935 AA

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'Paul, or, The fortunate slave’, dramatic sketch in one act. Licence sent 4 November 1852 for performance at the Strand 8 November 1852. Songs included in mss. Keywords: black characters, American characters, slavery and abolitionism, fashion, stagecraft, natural phenomena. ff. 13. London....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1852
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 52935 B

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‘Valerie Duclos, or, The poisoners of Bordieux’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 30 September 1852 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 4 October 1852. ‘Samuel Lane, Proprietor’ listed on title page. Keywords: disguise, impersonation, French influence, France, working class characters, mu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1852
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 52935 BB

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'Masks and faces, or, Both sides of the curtain’, comedy in two acts. Licence sent 8 November 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 5 November 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. For a related play see Add. 52958 W. Keywords: cross-dressing, the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1852
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 52935 C

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‘Life as it is, or, The pauper’s crib and the model lodging house’, drama in two acts by T. G. Blake. Licence sent 30 September 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 30 September 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the name of the Duchess of Rutland be omitted. Keywords...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1852
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 52935 CC

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'The ocean born, or, The pirate father, a tale of the southern seas, 'nautical domestic drama’ in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 8 November 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 13 November 1852. 'Taken from the tale in the Family Herald of the same name' appears on title page. Text wri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1852
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 52935 D

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‘Wanted. 1,000 spirited young milliners for the gold diggings’, farce in one act by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 2 October 1852 for performance at the Olympic 2 October 1852. ‘Willm Farren, Manager’ appears on title page. Revisions not the work of the Examiner of Plays appear throughout text. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1852
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 52935 DD

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'The swell mob's man, or, The housebreaker of White Chapel', domestic drama in two acts. Licence requested for performance at the Pavilion 30 October 1852, but refused 9 November 1852. Note explaining the meaning of 'housebreaker' appears on title page. Play not entered in LCO Day Book Add. 5...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Oct 1852
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 52935 E

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Seeing’s believing, comedy in two acts by Edward Ranger. Licence sent 6 October 1852 for performance at the Marylebone. Printed (circa 1852). LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. French song included in MS. Keywords: military, eavesdropping, age and ag...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Oct 1852
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 52935 EE

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'Don Quixote de la Mancha and the sleep of an hundred years, or, Harlequin, the omened bird and the fairy of the golden waters', pantomime by Edward Farmer. Licence sent 15 November 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham. Extensive stage directions regarding lighting. Keywords...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Nov 1852
Extent:
1 item