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'The babes in the wood', comedy in three acts by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 9 November 1860 for performance at the Haymarket. Cuts, cues and stage directions in red ink and pencil, list of properties on inside front cover. MS. written in more than one hand. Published in Lacy's, vol. 50, no. 73...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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9 Nov 1860
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'Adrienne de Baussé' ('Adrienne, or, The secret of a life'), drama in three acts by Henry T. Leslie. Licence sent 9 November 1860 for performance at the Lyceum. MS written in more than one hand. Entitled, 'Adrienne, or, the secret of a life' in Nicoll, LCO Day Book Add. 52703 and Lacy's, vol...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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9 Nov 1860
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'Did I dream it?' (al. 'Charming dreams'), farce in one act by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 9 November 1860 for performance at the Strand. Listed in LCO Day Book Add. 52703 under original title, 'Charming dreams'. Published in Lacy's, vol. 50, no. 739. Contains words to songs. Keywords: song...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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9 Nov 1860
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'Col. Jack', drama in two acts by E. Towers. Licence sent 15 November 1860 for performance at the Victoria on 19 November. Note of application for licence signed I. Cohen for J. Johnson Towers, the theatre manager. The character of Colonel Jack is possibly derived from Daniel Defoe's The his...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Nov 1860
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'Gideon's ghost', farce in one act by A. B. Bierce. Licence sent 15 November 1860 for performance at the Standard. Inscribed A. B. Bierce, American comedian. Keywords: pubs and inns, Americans, inheritance, flirtation, imprisonment, forgery, disguise, assault, wills, pictures. ff. 12. A. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Nov 1860
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1 item

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'The prairie flower', petite drama in one act. Licence sent 16 November 1860 for performance at the Britannia. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Set design in ink, f. 2. Contains unusually detailed stage directions. Keywords: native Americans, mountain settings, emigrants, French characters...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 Nov 1860
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'The billet-doux' ('The adventures of a love letter'), comedy in three acts, possibly by Charles Matthews. Licence sent 17 November 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Attributed to Charles Mathews and printed as The adventures of a love letter in Lacy's vol. 50, no. 749. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Nov 1860
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1 item

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'That horrid Biggins', farce in one act by F. Allen. Licence sent 21 November 1860 for performance at the Soho. Cuts marked in ink. Description of costumes. Keywords: courtship, family relationships, salesmen, inheritance, disguise, concealed identity, literature and literary reference, pol...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Nov 1860
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'The lion slayer', farce in one act by T. J. Williams. Licence sent 21 November 1860 for performance at the Haymarket on 22 November. Signed Thomas Pugh, prompter. Cited in Nicoll and published in Lacy's, vol. 77, no. 1146, as The lion slayer, or, Out for a prowl. Keywords: hotels, family ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Italian
Date Range:
21 Nov 1860
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'The romance of a poor young man', drama in two acts by Lester Wallack. Licence sent 21 November 1860 for performance at the Queen's on 24 November. First produced at Wallack's, New York, 24 January, 1860. Signed C. J. James. Cues underlined in red ink. Adapted from Le roman d'un jeune homm...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Nov 1860
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1 item