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1. Add MS 52972 A

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'Silver store island, or, The British flag of the South American private', drama in one act. Licence sent 13 February 1858 for performance at the Strand 6 February 1858. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the exclamation 'Oh Lord' be omitted. See also Add. 52971 G, 52971 L, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1858
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1 item

2. Add MS 52972 B

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La zingara: The Bohemian Girl, grand opera in three acts, the music by M. W. Balfe. Printed (W. S. Johnson, 1858). Italian with facing English translation. Licence sent 13 February 1858 for performance at Her Majesty's Theatre, probably on 6 February. The original libretto was written by ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1858
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1 item

3. Add MS 52972 C

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'Marriage by license, or, The housekeeper's elopement', ballad comic operetta in one act, adapted from the works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan and the music composed by Leigh Smith. Licence sent 17 February 1858 for performance at the Strand 17 February 1858. Songs included in MS. Keywords: s...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1858
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1 item

4. Add MS 52972 D

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'Silver store island, or, Pedro Mendez the South American pirate' ('Silver store island, or, The black flag'), drama in three acts. Licence sent 17 February 1858 for performance at the Victoria Theatre, 'Monday next'. Request for licence written by Isaac Cohen. Cover signed J Johnson Towers....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1858
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1 item

5. Add MS 52972 E

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'An hour in Seville', 'original protean sketch' in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 19 February 1858 for performance at the Lyceum 10 March 1858. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 53, no. 795. Keywords: theatre, Spanish characters, food and dining, crime, musicians, Italian characters, Fr...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1858
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1 item

6. Add MS 52972 F

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'Lucretia Borgia the poisoner', drama in three acts. Licence sent 19 February 1858 for performance at the Surrey 1 March 1858. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation for a number of omissions. Keywords: poisoning, Venice, Italian influence, Italy, aristocracy, murder, Christians and...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1858
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1 item

7. Add MS 52972 G

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'Ticklish times', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 24 February 1858 for performance at the Olympic 8 March 1858. Keywords: seaside settings, age and ageing, letters, police. ff. 11. John Maddison Morton, dramatist: Plays by, submitted: 1852-1867.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Feb 1858
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1 item

8. Add MS 52972 H

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'A poor girl's temptations, or, A voice from the streets', 'entire new' drama in three acts by William Travers. Licence sent (no date) for performance at the City of London February 1858. Cover signed Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. Listed in Nicoll but not in the LCO Day Book Add. 53703. Key...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1858
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1 item

9. Add MS 52972 I

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'Marie Antoinette, or, The queen's necklace' ('The queen's necklace, or, Accusations'), drama in three acts (based on The secret history of the court of France), by H. J. Conway. Licence sent 27 February 1858 for performance that day at the Theatre Royal Edinburgh. Revisions to MS in pencil. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Feb 1858
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1 item

10. Add MS 52972 J

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'A game at chess', comedy in three acts. Licence sent 27 February 1858 for performance at the Theatre Royal Edinburgh. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation for a number of omissions. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: entertainm...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Feb 1858
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1 item