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Name Theatre Royal, Birmingham

1. Add MS 52954 J

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'Temptation', drama in three acts by Josh Redworth. Licence sent 16 May 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham 16 May 1855. Signed by M. H. Simpson. Listed by Nicoll under ‘unknown authors’. Keywords: discipline, pubs and inns, murder, the supernatural, crime. ff. 25. London...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 May 1855
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1 item

2. Add MS 52957 B

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'What a corporation, or, A matrimonial perplexity', ‘fireside interlude’. Licence sent 7 November 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham 7 November 1855. Keywords: provincial theatre, food and dining, transport, French characters, French influence, travel. ff. 25. Birmingham; ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Nov 1855
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3. Add MS 52960 T

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‘Our wife! or, The rose of Amiens’, drama in two acts by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 14 August 1856 for performance at the Princess’s 18 November 1856. Songs included in MS. Keywords: French influence, dance, fashion, aristocracy. ff. 34. Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Birmingham; City of....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Aug 1856
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1 item

4. Add MS 52962 AA

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‘The bugler of the Twentieth’, vaudeville in one act. Licence sent 19 November 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham 9 November 1856. Letter requesting licence signed by John Billington bound into MS. Keywords: German characters, military, musicians, French influence, duelling...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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19 Nov 1856
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1 item

5. Add MS 52963 C

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‘Old Mother Hubbard and her comical dog, or, Harlequin Jack Horner and Margery Daw’, pantomime. Licence sent 27 November 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham. Speaking cues and stage directions underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Listed neither in the LCO Day Book Add. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Nov 1856
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