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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Astley's Amphitheatre, London

11. Add MS 52958 T

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‘The Arab of the desert and the faithful steed’, oriental spectacle in two acts by W. Cooke. Licence sent 14 February 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 18 February 1856. Signed William Cooke and W. West. Keywords: Muslims and Islam, animals, family relationships, aristocrac...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Feb 1856
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1 item

12. Add MS 52959 P

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‘Carlo Brunari, or, The mounted brigands of the Abruzzi’, original equestrian spectacle in two acts by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 8 May 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 12 May 1856. Cover signed William Cook, lessee and manager, W. West, stage manager. Keywords: crime, a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 May 1856
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1 item

13. Add MS 52959 V

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‘The festival of peace, or, Honor to the brave’, a ‘new patriotic, allegorical pageant drama in one act written in commendation of the peace of 1856’. Licence sent 23 May 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 29 May 1856. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager, and Wm. W...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 May 1856
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1 item

14. Add MS 52962 U

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‘Dred, a tale of the dismal swamp’, equestrian drama in two acts. Licence sent 18 November 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 15 November 1856. Cover signed W. Cooke, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Not l...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Nov 1856
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1 item

15. Add MS 52963 S

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‘Paul Pry on horseback! or, Harlequin and the magic horseshoe!’, grand comic equestrian pantomime written expressly for Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 19 December 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 26 December 1856. Cover signed William Cooke, les...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1856
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1 item

16. Add MS 52965 T

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'The French in Algiers, or, Love and honor', grand equestrian and military spectacle in three acts. Licence sent 9 April 1857 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 13 April 1857. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager and W. West, stage manager. Revisions throughout the text...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1857
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1 item

17. Add MS 52968 S

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'The war trail, or, The white horse of the prairie', grand Mexican equestrian spectacle in three acts by W. T. Townsend. Licence sent 15 October 1857 for performance at Astley's.Royal Amphitheatre. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Keywords: Mexico, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1857
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1 item

18. Add MS 52969 K

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'The storming and capture of Dehli', grand military spectacle in three acts. Licence sent 24 November 1857 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 23 November 1857. Cover signed William Cook, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 5307...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1857
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1 item

19. Add MS 52969 O

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'The duke’s double', farce in one act. Licence sent 26 November 1857 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 30 November 1857. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. Keywords: aristocracy, French influence, French characters,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Nov 1857
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1 item

20. Add MS 52969 S

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'Don Quixote, and the steed Rosinante, or, Harlequin Sancho Panza, by W. Cooke. Licence sent 13 December 1857 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 26 December 1857. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager, W. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. Keywords: harlequinade,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1857
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1 item