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11. Add MS 52943 J

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'The golden nugget, or, The fatal treasure’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Queen's 7 November 1853. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Keywords: gold prospecting, travel, Australia, British Empire, poverty, cross dressing, crime, murder, exe...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1853
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12. Add MS 52943 K

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'Family secrets, or, How to make home happy', farce in one act by W. Brough. Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 7 November 1853. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 13, no. 182. Keywords: servants, food and dining, adultery. ff. 32. William Brough, journalist and author; brot...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Nov 1853
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1 item

13. Add MS 52943 L

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'The maid of Normandy', vaudeville in one act by Josh Halford. Nicoll attributes this play under the name of J. C. Barrett. Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 7 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. Keywords: ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1853
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1 item

14. Add MS 52943 M

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'Hamlet', burlesque in two acts. (Nicoll lists this as 'Hamlet, according to Act of Parliament'). Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 8 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the wo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1853
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15. Add MS 52943 N

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'A pet of the public', farce in one act by Edward Stirling. Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 7 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 180. Keywords: French influence, theatre...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1853
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1 item

16. Add MS 52943 O

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'Pierre', a musical sketch by Henri Drayton. Licence sent 7 November 1853 for performance at the St. James’s 5 November 1853. Includes prose introduction titled 'Necessity is the parent of invention'. Songs included in MS. Keywords: illness, doctors and medicine, French influence, widows, m...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Nov 1853
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1 item

17. Add MS 52943 P

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'The excursion', farce in one act. Licence sent 7 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 7 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. Keywords: seaside settings, Brighton, the press, theatre, lodgers and boarding houses, food and dining. ff. 31. London. Se...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Nov 1853
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1 item

18. Add MS 52943 Q

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'The life and struggles of a working man', a domestic drama in three acts from the French novel by Émile Souvestre—A working man in Paris, adapted by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 7 November 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 12 November 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan. Keywords: working class c...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Nov 1853
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1 item

19. Add MS 52943 R

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'Violette la grande, or, The life of an actress', drama in three acts adapted from the French by William. E. Suter. Licence sent 9 November 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 14 November 1853. Keywords: theatre, French influence, working women, debt and its consequences, illness, Pari...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Nov 1853
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1 item

20. Add MS 52943 S

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'Louisa Meller, the musician's daughter', drama in two acts. Licence sent 12 November 1853 for performance at the Britannia 21 November 1853. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: divorce, aristocracy, adultery, musicians, murder, poisoning, suicide, politicians. ff. 30. Hoxton; Mid...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1853
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1 item