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

11. Add MS 52960 N

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Francesca da Rimini, tragedy in five acts, by Sylvio Pellico. Printed (1856). Italian with English translation by Thomas Williams. Licence sent 16 July 1856 for performance at the Lyceum. With Add. 52960 B, C, D, I, and M, part of the season in which Madame Ristori and company appeared. K...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Italian
Date Range:
16 Jul 1856
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1 item

12. Add MS 52961 K

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‘Perditta, the royal milkmaid, or, The winter’s tale’, burlesque in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 12 September 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 15 September 1856. Cover signed Charles Dillon, actual and responsible manager. Songs included in MS and written in a different hand. P...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1856
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1 item

13. Add MS 52962 C

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The king’s muskateers, drama in three acts. Printed with written additions. Licence sent 18 October 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 16 October 1856. Request for licence signed Mr. Charles Dillon. Some corrections. Keywords: French influence, festival and celebration, dance, aristocracy, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1856
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1 item

14. Add MS 52962 Q

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‘Doing the hansom’, farce in one act by A. G. Harris. Licence sent 12 November 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 3 November 1856. Request for licence signed Charles Dillon. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 28, no. 412. Keywords: doctors and medicine, travel, impersonation, musicians. ff. 30. Lo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1856
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1 item

15. Add MS 52962 S

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Fabian, or, The misalliance, drama in four acts. Printed, with MS additions. Licence sent 13 November 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 14 November 1856. Request for licence signed C. Dillon. Handwritten section replaces the first six pages of the printed text. A number of passages have b...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1856
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1 item

16. Add MS 52963 D

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The Cagot; or, Heart for heart, play in five acts by Edmund Falconer. Printed (John Mitchell, 1856), where the author’s name is given as ‘Edmund O’Rourke’. Licence sent 9 December 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 6 December 1856. Note on title page: ‘This play was only sent in to be examin...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Dec 1856
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1 item

17. Add MS 52963 X

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‘Conrad and Medora, or, Harlequin Little Fairy at bottom of the sea’, pantomime by William Brough, based on the ballet ‘Le corsaire’. Licence sent 22 December 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 26 December 1856. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 29, no. 423, with the alternativ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1856
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1 item

18. Add MS 52964 S

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'A life's ransom', drama in five acts. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Lyceum 16 February 1857. Cover signed by the lessee, Charles Dillon. Revisions to text added on different types of paper. Published in Lacy's, vol. 54, no. 804, where it is attributed to Westland Marston...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
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1 item

19. Add MS 52964 Z

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'My friend from Leatherhead', farce in one act by N. H. Harrington and E. Yates. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Lyceum 23 February 1857. Published in Lacy's, vol. 30, no. 437. Keywords: Pop Goes the Weasel, speculation, entertainment, working class characters. ff. 17. N. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1857
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1 item

20. Add MS 52965 E

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'Angel or devil', drama in one act by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 7 April 1857 for performance at the Lyceum 2 March 1857. Intended date of performance is listed on cover as 2 March 1857. Published in Lacy's, vol. 29, no. 434. Keywords: French influence, Revolutionary France, revolution, aris...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1857
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1 item