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Name Matthews, Charles James, playwright

1. Add MS 52931 S

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Add MS 52931 S
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‘A chain of events’, drama in eight acts by ‘Slingsby Lawrence’ (i.e. G. H. Lewes) and C. J. Matthews. Licence sent 11 April 1852 for performance at the Lyceum 12 April 1852. The whole of Act II is devoted to scenic effect with no dialogue at all. Songs included with MS. For another version...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1852
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 52936 K

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Add MS 52936 K
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'Little Toddlekins', farce in one act by C. J. Matthews. Licence sent 13 December 1852 for performance at the Lyceum 17 December 1852. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 173. Keywords: servants, military, family relationships, widows, spinsters, literature and literary reference, childre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1852
Extent:
1 item

3. MS Mus. 1526

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MS Mus. 1526
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MS Mus. 1526. Correspondence A–G. ff. 214. includes: f. 1 Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, barrister and comic writer: J. G. Lewis, autograph collector: Letter to J. G. Lewis from Gilbert Abbott A Beckett: 1857: Autogr. f. 2 E. F. V. About, writer of plays: Signature: n.d.: Fr: Autogr. ff. 3-6 Sir W...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Norwegian
Date Range:
[1819-1897]
Extent:
1 item