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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708 Name Morton, John Maddison, playwright, 1811-1891

11. Add MS 52947 X

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'From village to court', a petit comedy in two acts by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 June 1854 for performance at the Princess’s 5 June 1854. Published in Lacy's, vol. 15, no. 214. Keywords: German influence, aristocracy, peasants, military, illness, nursing, letters. ff. 36. John Maddison ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Jun 1854
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1 item

12. Add MS 52951 E

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'Harlequin and Bluebeard the Grand Bashaw, or The good fairy triumphant over the genius of discord', pantomime. Licence sent 11 December 1854 for performance at the Surrey. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 contains extensive entry that requires some of the comic business to be omitted. Not listed in ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Dec 1854
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1 item

13. Add MS 52952 D

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'Fashion and famine', drama in two acts. Licence sent 27 January 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 27 January 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: widows, spinsters, New York, lodgers and boarding houses, disguise, poverty, debt and its consequences, gambling, Maine, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
27 Jan 1855
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1 item

14. Add MS 52953 D

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'A game of romps', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 March 1855 for performance at the Princess’s 12 March 1855. Published in Lacy's, vol. 18. no. 260. Keywords: aristocracy, doctors and medicine, literature and literary reference, education, letters. ff. 13. John Maddison M...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1855
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1 item

15. Add MS 52953 P

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'The muleteer of Toledo', drama in two acts by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 29 March 1855 for performance at the Princess’s 9 April 1855. Written on several different types of paper. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Songs included in MS. For another version, see Add. 529...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Mar 1855
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1 item

16. Add MS 52954 BB

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'How stout you're getting', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 July 1855 for performance at the Princess’s 16 July 1855. Published in Lacy's, vol. 22, no. 327. Keywords: science and technology, doctors and medicine, food and dining, London, poverty, transport, travel. ff. 21. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1855
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1 item

17. Add MS 52956 H

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'Don't judge by appearances', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 11 September 1855 for performance at the Princess’s 22 October 1855. Keywords: servants, family relationships, orphans, sport, military. ff. 20. John Maddison Morton, dramatist: London; Secular Institutions. Theatr...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1855
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1 item

18. Add MS 52957 L

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'Harlequin and the maid and the magpie; or The fairy Paradisa and Hanky Panky, the enchanter', pantomime by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 17 December 1855 for performance at the Princess’s 26 December 1855. Keywords: animals, fairies and other supernatural creatures, working class characters, du...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1855
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1 item

19. Add MS 52958 Z

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‘A prince for an hour’, farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 8 March 1856 for performance at the Princess’s 24 March 1856. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 25, no. 373. Keywords: Italy, Italian influence, aristocracy, French imperiali...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1856
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1 item

20. Add MS 52959 W

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‘The rights of woman’, farce in one act, by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 23 May 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 24 May 1856. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 26, no. 385, under the title The rights and wrongs of woman. Keywords: fashion, servants, police. ff. 14. John Maddison ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1856
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1 item