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

21. Add MS 52959 C

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‘Good Queen Bess’, burlesque in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 22 March 1856 for performance at the Strand 24 March 1856. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: Early Modern settings, politicians, pubs and inns. ff. 36. Charles James Collins, writer of plays: London. Secu...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Mar 1856
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22. Add MS 52959 CC

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‘The czar’, historical drama in two acts. Licence sent 6 June 1856 for performance at the Strand 11 June 1856. Actors’ names listed alongside dramatis personae. Some revisions to text. Keywords: Russian characters, aristocracy, Jewish characters, Russian imperialism, treason, orphans. ff. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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6 Jun 1856
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The people’s lawyer, drama in two acts. Printed (n.d.) by J. S. Jones. Licence sent 19 May 1856 for performance at the Strand. Elaborate descriptions of setting and costume. Keywords: law and the legal profession, United States, art and artists, poverty, crime. ff. 18. Joseph Stevens Jone...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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19 May 1856
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1 item

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‘The rolling stone’, petite comedy in one act by John Vandenbergh. Licence sent 22 August 1856 for performance at the Strand 22 August 1856. Keywords: musicians, education, art and artists, science and technology, military. ff. 46. John Vandenbergh, writer of plays: London. Secular Institut...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Aug 1856
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‘That house in High Street’, comedy in two acts by M. Stuart. Licence sent 31 July 1856 for performance at the Strand 28 July 1856. Keywords: military, servants, doctors and medicine, supernatural, ghosts. ff. 42. M. Stuart, writer of plays: London. Secular Institutions; Theatres. Strand Th...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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31 Jul 1856
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1 item

26. Add MS 52961 C

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‘Two precious scoundrels’, farce in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 30 August 1856 for performance at the Strand 26 August 1856. Keywords: police, crime, prisons and prisoners, murder, businessmen. ff. 33. Leicester Silk Buckingham, dramatist; youngest son of J S Buckingham: Londo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1856
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1 item

27. Add MS 52962 B

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The stolen kiss, farce in one act. Printed (possibly proof sheets.) Licence sent 18 October 1856 for performance at the Strand 18 October 1856. Songs included in MS. Keywords: hotels, French influence, travel, working class characters, seaside settings, marital separation. ff. 5. London....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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18 Oct 1856
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1 item

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‘Belphegor’, extravaganza in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 30 September 1856 for performance at the Strand 29 September 1856. Letter from G. Smith bound into MS at back. For a version of this play by John Courtney, see Lacy’s, vol. 3, no. 39. Keywords: pubs and inns, children, m...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1856
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1 item

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‘Little Dorrit’, drama in two acts by F. F. Cooper. Licence sent 12 November 1856 for performance at the Strand 10 November 1856. Keywords: literature and literary reference, French influence, prisons and prisoners, poverty, family relationships, debt and its consequences, murder. ff. 32. F...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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12 Nov 1856
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1 item

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‘Frolics in France’, interlude in one act. Licence sent 19 November 1856 for performance at the Strand 19 November 1856. Cover has illegible signature, as the author, and ‘copyright of Edwin Bryer, Strand Theatre’. Keywords: servants, theatre, French influence, disguise. ff. 23. London. Se...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
19 Nov 1856
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1 item