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Container Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52965 A-CC

11. Add MS 52965 H

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'Thieves! Thieves!!' ('Wanted immediately:--a respectable housebreaker'; 'Wanted immediately:--a respectable burglar'), farce in one act. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Olympic 12 March 1857. Cover signed G. H. Lewes, 7 Clarence Row, East Sheen, Surrey. Some revisions to te...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Apr 1857
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1 item

12. Add MS 52965 I

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'The days of Hogarth, or, Marriage a la mode, and the mysteries of old London', drama in two acts “founded on the celebrated pictures of the Marriage a la mode”. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1857
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13. Add MS 52965 J

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'A life's trial', drama in four acts by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 19 March 1857. Intended performance date listed on cover is 19 March 1857. Revisions throughout the text. Published in Lacy's, vol. 30, no. 436. Keywords: speculat...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1857
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1 item

14. Add MS 52965 K

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'The son of night', romantic drama in three acts and an introduction. Licence sent 9 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester the same day. ‘The property of John Knowles, Theatre Royal Manchester’ written on cover. Some revisions to text. Marginal notes are included. LCO ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1857
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1 item

15. Add MS 52965 L

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'Daddy Hardacre', drama in two acts by J. P. Simpson. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at the Olympic 26 March 1857. Revisions throughout the text. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that 'O God' be altered to 'O Heaven'. Keywords: land and farming, law and the legal ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1857
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1 item

16. Add MS 52965 M

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'Welcome little stranger', domestic sketch in one act. Licence sent 31 March 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 30 March 1857. Keywords: children, debt and its consequences, poverty. ff. 28. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Adelphi Theatre: 'Welcome little stranger', domestic sketch...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1857
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1 item

17. Add MS 52965 N

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'The glover and fan, or, A signal engagement', drama in three acts. Licence sent 1 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester the same day. "The property of John Knowles, proprietor of Theatre Royal Manchester" written on cover and second page. Keywords: French influence, Ger...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1857
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1 item

18. Add MS 52965 O

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'The belle and the boor', a comedietta in one act. Licence sent 2 April 1857 for performance at the St. James’s 23 March 1857. Keywords: Restoration England, sport, natural phenomena, aristocracy, land and farming. ff. 11. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. St James' Theatre: 'The bell...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Italian
Date Range:
2 Apr 1857
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1 item

19. Add MS 52965 P

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Crimean relics, grand illustrated concert, in 'scena' and costume, poems and melodies by F. A. Wilson. Printed (1857). Licence sent 7 April 1857 for performance at the St. James’s 12 April 1857. Does not appear to be listed in Nicoll. Keywords: Crimea, literature and literary reference, Bri...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1857
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20. Add MS 52965 Q

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'Joseph Chavigny, or, Under the thumb', drama in three acts by Watts Phillips. Licence sent 6 April 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 11 May 1857. Request for licence signed Benjamin Webster. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths and the name...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1857
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1 item