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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Conquest, George Augustus, acrobat pantomimist and dramatist

1. Add MS 52942 T

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'Woman's secret, or, Richelieu's wager', drama in three acts translated (from the French) and adapted by George Conquest. Licence sent 7 October 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 17 October 1853. Signed by manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that 'God' and 'Almi...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Oct 1853
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1 item

2. Add MS 52953 O

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'Past midnight', farce in one act by G. Conquest. Licence sent 26 March 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 24 March 1855. Elaborate description of setting. Nicoll does not attribute this play to Conquest. Keywords: bachelors. ff. 23. George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimist,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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26 Mar 1855
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1 item

3. Add MS 52953 U

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'George Vernet, or, The life of a cabman', drama in three acts by G. Conquest. Licence sent 2 April 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 9 April 1855. Signed with unidentifiable signature. Signed by Ro. Conquest, manager. The script is addressed to W. B. Donne, London Library, St. Ja...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Apr 1855
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1 item

4. Add MS 52955 B

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'Rich in love, but poor in pocket', a farce in one act by George Conquest. Licence sent 13 July 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 16 July 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Keywords: dance, festival and celebration, gambling, flirtation, food and dining. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1855
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1 item

5. Add MS 52957 N

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'Harlequin sun and moon and the seven sisters, or, The Zodiac in an uproar', pantomime by George Conquest. Licence sent 17 December 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 17 December 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, proprietor and responsible manager. Diagram included. Songs included in MS...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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17 Dec 1855
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1 item

6. Add MS 52958 FF

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‘Timely warning, or, Past, present and future’, drama in three acts by G. Conquest. Licence sent 18 March 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 18 March 1856. Signed Ro. Conquest, proprietor and responsible manager. Keywords: French influence, family relationships, fallen women, aristo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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18 Mar 1856
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1 item

7. Add MS 52964 P

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'The wrong baby,' farce in one act. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at the Grecian Saloon the same day. Intended performance date on title page is 9 February 1857. Keywords: children, bankers, Christians and Christianity. ff. 27. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Grecian S...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1857
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1 item

8. Add MS 52965 W

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'The way of the world', comedy in three acts by G. Conquest. Licence sent 15 April 1857 for performance at the Grecian Saloon the same day. Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Revisions made to text and different types of paper used. Keywords: art and artists, speculation, tra...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1857
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1 item

9. Add MS 52965 Y

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'The forty thieves', burlesque in two acts by George Conquest. Licence sent 15 April 1857 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 10 April 1857. Songs included in MS. Keywords: Arabs, fairies and other supernatural creatures, crime, Bagdad, debt and its consequences, ghosts, supernatural, work...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1857
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1 item

10. Add MS 52966 Z

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'A frightful murder in Hoxton', farce in one act by G. Conquest. Licence sent 13 June 1857 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 15 June 1857. Keywords: drinking and drunkenness, murder, the press, food and dining, crime. ff. 17. George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimist, and dramatist...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jun 1857
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1 item

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