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Name Bower Saloon, London

1. Add MS 52931 Y

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Add MS 52931 Y
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‘Minnigrey, the gypsy girl’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 21 April 1852 for performance at the Bower Saloon 21 April 1852. For other versions, see Add. 52931 P and 52931 Q. The LCO Day Book Add. 53703 does not record any stipulations about changes to this version; contrast the changes req...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1852
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 52937 G

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Add MS 52937 G
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‘The gold fields of Australia, or, Off to the diggings’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 22 January 1853 for performance at the Bower Saloon 24 January 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. Biddles on back cover. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word ‘damn...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jan 1853
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 52942 G

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Add MS 52942 G
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'Edmund Atherton, or, The miser of Coventry', drama in two acts. Licence sent 10 September 1853 for performance at the Bower Saloon 10 September 1853. Keywords: servants, land and farming, crime, widows, murder, execution. ff. 32. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Bower Saloon: 'Edmun...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1853
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 52957 M

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'Harlequin and the ratcatcher's daughter, or, Lily Vite Land and his laughing donkey, or, Old Father Thames of Tiddy Bells Alley and the fairy of the Ruby and Emerald Lane', pantomime by W. Seaman. Licence sent 17 December 1855 for performance at the Bower Saloon 17 December 1855. Nicoll list...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1855
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 52958 V

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Add MS 52958 V
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‘The bride of Poland, or, The secret leader’, drama in two acts by R. Dodson. Licence sent 14 February 1856 for performance at the Bower Saloon 14 February 1856. Diagrams included. Keywords: aristocracy, treason, dance, family relationships, military, peasants, stagecraft, castles. ff. 39. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1856
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 52959 Z

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Add MS 52959 Z
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‘Musical Bob! or, Sharps, flats, and naturals’, farce in one act by W. Dean. Licence sent 31 May 1856 for performance at the Bower Saloon 31 May 1856. Extensive stage directions. Songs included in MS. Keywords: musicians, children, family relationships. ff. 17. William Dean, writer of play...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1856
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 52961 M

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Add MS 52961 M
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‘The frost of youth, or, Hearts matched against diamonds and the struggles of life’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 30 September 1856 for performance at City of London 6 October 1856. Three different types of paper and two different hands used for the text. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item