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Container Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 53005 A-V

1. Add MS 53005 A

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'The leap for life, or, The banker's son and the felon's daughter', drama in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 15 June 1861 for performance at the Effingham. Cover identifies Morris Abrahams. Cuts noted in ink and pencil. Final page signed W. E. Suter. For another version, see Add. 529...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1861
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 53005 B

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Il ballo in maschera, melo-dramatic opera in three acts with a prologue by A. Somma (for the music by Giuseppe Verdi). Printed (G. Stuart, n.d.) Italian libretto with English on facing pages. Licence sent 15 June 1861 for performance at the Royal Italian Opera at the Lyceum. Publisher’s adv...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
15 Jun 1861
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 53005 C

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'Passion and principle', comedy in three acts. Licence sent 15 June 1861 for performance at the Olympic. ff.38.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1861
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 53005 D

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'Blondin', farce in one act by George Conquest. Licence sent 18 June 1861 for performance at the Grecian on 24 June. Based on the first appearance of the acrobat and tightrope walker Blondin (real name Jean François Gravelé), at the Crystal Palace, London, in June 1861. For another version, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jun 1861
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 53005 E

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'The labour question, or, Honor and industry' (sic), drama in one act. Licence sent 18 June 1861 for performance at the Grecian. ff. 31.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jun 1861
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 53005 F

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Le gentilhomme pauvre, comedy in two acts by'MM. Dumanoir and Lafargue' (i.e., P. F. Pinel and Edouard Lafarge). Printed (Michel Lévy Frères, 2ème éd, 1861.). French. Licence sent 20 June 1861 for performance at the St James’s. Letter attached from the Examiner, W. B. Donne, "Gentilhomme pa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
20 Jun 1861
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 53005 G

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'A homestead story', dramatic sketch in one act. Licence sent 22 June 1861 for performance at the Princess's. ff. 17.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1861
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 53005 H

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'Andre the miner – the son of toil, or, Power and principle', drama in three acts by A. Faucquez. Licence sent 26 June 1861 for performance at the Victoria on 29 June. Note of application for licence on cover signed 'Isaac Cohen' for Joseph Johnson Towers, the theatre manager. ff. 45. Adolp...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jun 1861
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 53005 I

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'Peace and quiet', farce in one act by T. J. Williams. Licence sent 26 June 1861 for performance at the Strand. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 51, no. 764. ff. 13. Thomas John Williams, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1856-1867: Ital, with some Eng trans.: Partly printed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
26 Jun 1861
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 53005 J

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'The gorilla', farce in one act. Licence sent 28 June 1861 for performance at the Adelphi. Not listed in Nicoll. ff. 20.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1861
Extent:
1 item