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

31. Add MS 52963 T

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‘The magic mistletoe, or, Harlequin Humbug and the shams of London’, pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1856 for performance at the Strand 3 January 1857. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that two lines be omitted. Keywords: literature and literary reference, doctors and medi...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1856
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1 item

32. Add MS 52964 F

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'Fashion, or, The perils of crinoline', farce in one act by Ben Barnett. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Strand 19 January 1857. Listed in Nicoll as ‘The perils of crinoline’, and attributed there to Morris Barnett. Keywords: fashion, poverty, festival and celebration. ff. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
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1 item

33. Add MS 52964 L

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'The anti-garotte', farce in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Strand 31 January 1857. Intended performance date listed on back cover is 2 February 1857. Performed in a revised version by J. C. Wilson at the Strand 2 February 1863 under the title 'My ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1857
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1 item

34. Add MS 52965 D

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'Pride and poverty, or, The real poor of London', drama in two acts by Ben Barnett and J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 3 March 1857 for performance at the Strand. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: London, poverty, working class characters, debt and its consequences, crime. ff. 15. Benjamin Bar...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1857
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1 item

35. Add MS 52965 Z

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'William Tell', burlesque in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at the Strand 13 April 1857. Nicoll also lists the performance of a revised text at the Strand 27 June 1857. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that a larg...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1857
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1 item

36. Add MS 52967 CC

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'How it's to be done', comic drama in two acts. Licence requested for performance on Tuesday, 18 August 1857, but refused. Note on cover states that the MS was referred to the Lord Chamberlain 24 August 1857. Nicoll lists a play of the same title under ‘unknown authors’ with a first performan...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Aug 1857
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1 item

37. Add MS 52967 P

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'Drat that comet', farce in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 16 July 1857 for performance at the Strand 16 August 1857. “Leicester Buckingham, 13 Clements Lane” written on cover. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that the phrases 'led like a lamb to the slaughter' and ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1857
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1 item

38. Add MS 52967 V

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'The nondescript', interlude in one act. Licence sent 5 August 1857 for performance at the Strand the same day. ‘J. M. Cooper, 86 Hercules Bldgs, Lambeth’ written on cover. Keywords: art and artists, disguise, cross-dressing. ff. 11. London. Secular Institutions; Theatres. Strand Theatre: ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1857
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1 item

39. Add MS 52968 B

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'La traviata', burlesque in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 2 September 1857 for performance at the Strand 7 September 1857. Cover signed Leicester Buckingham, 14 Clements Inn. Speaking cues and stage directions underlined in red. For other versions see Add. 52966 R, 52967 T, and 5...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1857
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1 item

40. Add MS 52968 I

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'So very obliging', farce in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 23 September 1857 for performance at the Strand 28 September 1857. Cover signed Leicester Buckingham, 14 Clements Inn. Keywords: animals, servants, science and technology, family relationships, food and dining. ff. 44. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Sep 1857
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1 item