Search

Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Adelphi Theatre, London

11. Add MS 52958 S

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52958 S
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘That blessed baby’, farce in one act by F. Moore. Licence sent 9 February 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 11 February 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. According to Nicoll, Published in Lacy’s, but the reference has not been verified. Keywords: servants, bachelors, childr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1856
Extent:
1 item

12. Add MS 52959 U

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52959 U
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘A battle of smoke’, farce in one act. Licence sent 23 May 1856 for performance at the Adelphi on 26 May 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: food and dining, lodgers and boarding houses. ff. 11. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Adelphi T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1856
Extent:
1 item

13. Add MS 52960 F

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52960 F
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘The custom of the country, or, Yankee help’, farce in one act by -- Walcott. Licence sent 27 June 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 30 June 1856. ‘Property of Mr. B. Williams’ written on cover. Actors’ names included in MS. John Proctor listed as ‘prompter’. Nicoll lists the play under ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

14. Add MS 52960 L

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52960 L
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘Medea’, tragedy in one act by Thomas J. Williams. Licence sent 12 July 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 14 July 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Songs included in MS. Keywords: classical civilization, murder, children. ff. 17. Thomas John Williams, dramatist: London; Se...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
12 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

15. Add MS 52960 W

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52960 W
Title:
Scope & Content:
Ireland as it is, drama in three acts by J. H. Amherst. Printed (n.d.). Licence sent 11 August 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 18 August 1856. Includes cast of characters, stage business, costumes, and relative positions on stage. Keywords: land and farming, Ireland, emigration, crime, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

16. Add MS 52960 X

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52960 X
Title:
Scope & Content:
Irish Assurance, farce in two acts by Mrs. B. Williams. Printed (n.d.) Licence sent 11 August 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 11 August 1856. “Written expressly for Mr. Barney Williams. To which are added, a description of the costume, cast of characters, entrances and exits, relative po...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

17. Add MS 52960 Y

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52960 Y
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘Our gal!! or, The Connecticut stratagem’, farce in one act by G. D. Johnson. Licence sent 31 July 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 26 July 1856. Letter requesting licence signed B. Webster bound in with MS. Actors’ names listed alongside dramatis personae. Part of printed playbill and i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

18. Add MS 52961 F

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52961 F
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘Like and unlike’, drama in two acts by -- Langford. Licence sent 4 September 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 10 April 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Keywords: French influence, working women, working class characters, Paris, theatre, dance. ff. 52. London; Secular Ins...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

19. Add MS 52962 F

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52962 F
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘Lucifer matches’, extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 24 September 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 29 September 1856. Request for licence signed B. Webster. Additional stage directions pencilled in throughout. Diagrams included. Keywords: the supernatural, education, American charac...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

20. Add MS 52962 M

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52962 M
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘A border marriage’, comic drama in one act by W. J. Sorrell. Licence sent 3 November 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 3 November 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Actors’ names included alongside dramatis personae. ‘J.M. Langford and W. J. Jonell, 43 Denbigh Street, Belgra...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item