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

21. Add MS 52962 Y

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‘The elves, or, The statue bride’, ballet extravaganza in two acts by Charles Selby. Licence sent 18 November 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 18 November 1856. Request for licence signed B. Webster. Songs included in MS. Final scene written on a different type of paper to the rest of th...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18 Nov 1856
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1 item

22. Add MS 52963 FF

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‘Mother Shipton, or, Harlequin knight of love and the enchanted whistle pipe’, pantomime. Licence sent 27 December 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 26 December 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Revisions and annotations throughout the text, which is written in a number of di...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1856
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1 item

23. Add MS 52964 B

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'A night at Notting Hill', farcical sketch in one act by N. H. Harrington and E. Yates. Licence sent 17 January 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 5 January 1857. Request for licence signed Benjamin Webster. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 29, no. 428. Keywords: Notting Hi...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

24. Add MS 52964 U

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'The marble bride, or, Nymphs of the forrest', magical drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon that month. Published in Lacy's, vol. 32, no. 479. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatures, German influence, rustics, spo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
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1 item

25. Add MS 52965 BB

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'Fearful tragedy in the Seven Dials', farce in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 30 April 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 4 May 1857. Request for licence signed Benjamin Webster. See Add. 52966 Z. Published in Lacy's, vol. 31, no. 452. Keywords: working class characters, drinking ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1857
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1 item

26. Add MS 52965 M

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'Welcome little stranger', domestic sketch in one act. Licence sent 31 March 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 30 March 1857. Keywords: children, debt and its consequences, poverty. ff. 28. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Adelphi Theatre: 'Welcome little stranger', domestic sketch...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1857
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1 item

27. Add MS 52965 U

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'The Spanish girl, or, The spy of Naples', drama in three acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 9 April 1857 performance at the City of London Theatre 13 April 1857. Keywords: Spanish influence, Naples, police, nautical interest, aristocracy, imprisonment, treason. ff. 20. George Dibdin Pitt, a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item

28. Add MS 52966 Q

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'George D'arville', drama in five parts by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 2 June 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 3 June 1857. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Keywords: orphans, family relationships, crime, festival and celebration, illness. ff. 21. Dionysius Lardner Boucicault...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jun 1857
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1 item

29. Add MS 52967 L

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'Fairy circle', or, Con O'Carrolius dream', drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 July 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 6 July 1857. Revisions and additions to stage directions written in a different hand. At least one diagram included. Prompter’s marginal notes included. Keywords: fairies ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jul 1857
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1 item

30. Add MS 52968 V

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'The drapery question, or, Who's for India', apropos sketch in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 24 October 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 28 October 1857. ‘Proprietor, Benjamin Webster’ written on title page. Includes some later additions to text. Includes songs. Keywords: fashio...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Oct 1857
Extent:
1 item