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1. Add MS 52986 A

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‘The head of the family’ comedietta in one act by W. S. Emden. Licence sent 20 October 1859 for performance at the Olympic. Adapted from ‘Le moulin a paroles’. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 44, no. 650. Keywords: farmers, family relationships, widows, letters, courtship. ff. 52. William Samu...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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20 Oct 1859
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1 item

2. Add MS 52986 B

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‘A cure for the gout’, farce in one act by H. A. Major. Licence sent 20 October 1859 for performance at the Soho. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation to omit all oaths. Keywords: letters, courting, servants, upper-classes, illness, engagement, medicine, cross-dressing, madness, i...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1859
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1 item

3. Add MS 52986 C

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‘Cupid’s ladder’, comedy in two acts by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 22 October 1859 for performance at the St. James's. Final page written in another hand. Keywords: aunts, farmers, courtship, inheritance, illegitimacy, eavesdropping, music, rural setting, London, transport, impersonation...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1859
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1 item

4. Add MS 52986 D

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‘Puss, or, Metempsychosis’, dramatic folly in one act. Licence sent 22 October 1859 for performance at the Princess’s. Inside cover signed A. Harris. Keywords: German setting, Gottingen, animals, poverty, Indians, magic, science, superstition, housekeepers, transformations, identity. ff. 14.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1859
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1 item

5. Add MS 52986 E

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‘A row on the premises’, farce in one act. Licence sent 26 October 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a line of text be omitted. Keywords: servants, family relationships, French characters, adultery, duelling. ff. 19.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1859
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1 item

6. Add MS 52986 F

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‘The patriot spy’, drama in three acts by F. L. Phillips. Licence sent 31 October 1859 for performance at the Surrey. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that 'Heaven' be substituted for 'God'. Keywords: Flanders, Brussels, Ghent, nobility, Spanish characters, Inquisition, balls,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Oct 1859
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1 item

7. Add MS 52986 G

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‘Romeo and Juliet, or, The cup of cold pison’ (sic), extravaganza in one act by Andrew Halliday. 1859. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a substantial amount of text be omitted. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 43, no. 633. Keywords: literary references, poison, popular song, Itali...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1859
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1 item

8. Add MS 52986 H

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‘The master passion, or, The outlaws of the Adriatic’ (‘Outlaws of the Adriatic, or, The female spy and the chief of the ten’), drama in three acts, possibly by Edmund Falconer. Licence sent 2 November 1859 for performance at the Princess’s. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 45, no. 673. Adapted fro...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
2 Nov 1859
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1 item

9. Add MS 52986 I

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‘Dinorah under difficulties’, farcical sketch in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 3 November 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 81, no. 1012. Lacy’s edition considerably expanded. See also 52985 A, Add. 52984 F and Add. 52992 C. Keywords: theatre, theatr...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1859
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1 item

10. Add MS 52986 J

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‘The rival fountains, or, The spring of life and the spring of death’, drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 3 November 1859 for performance at the Britannia. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Set design in pen on f. 21. Covers to acts one and two bound in newspaper. Keywords: l...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1859
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1 item