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1061. 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
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3 Mar 1857
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1062. Add MS 52965 E

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'Angel or devil', drama in one act by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 7 April 1857 for performance at the Lyceum 2 March 1857. Intended date of performance is listed on cover as 2 March 1857. Published in Lacy's, vol. 29, no. 434. Keywords: French influence, Revolutionary France, revolution, aris...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Apr 1857
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1063. Add MS 52965 F

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'The strawberry girl, or, Fashion and famine', drama in two acts by C. W. Taylor. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Strand 2 March 1857. For other versions, see Add. 52952 D. Does not appear to be listed in the LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: children, poverty, family rel...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1 Mar 1857
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1 item

1064. Add MS 52965 G

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'Spare the rod and spoil the child', drama in three acts by William Travers. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at City of London Theatre the same day. Cover signed "Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee" and "Mr. William Travers (the author)". Nicoll attributes the play to W. Fraser. Keyw...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1857
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1 item

1065. Add MS 52965 H

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'Thieves! Thieves!!' ('Wanted immediately:--a respectable housebreaker'; 'Wanted immediately:--a respectable burglar'), farce in one act. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Olympic 12 March 1857. Cover signed G. H. Lewes, 7 Clarence Row, East Sheen, Surrey. Some revisions to te...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1857
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1 item

1066. Add MS 52965 I

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'The days of Hogarth, or, Marriage a la mode, and the mysteries of old London', drama in two acts “founded on the celebrated pictures of the Marriage a la mode”. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1857
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1 item

1067. Add MS 52965 J

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'A life's trial', drama in four acts by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 19 March 1857. Intended performance date listed on cover is 19 March 1857. Revisions throughout the text. Published in Lacy's, vol. 30, no. 436. Keywords: speculat...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1857
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1 item

1068. Add MS 52965 K

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'The son of night', romantic drama in three acts and an introduction. Licence sent 9 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester the same day. ‘The property of John Knowles, Theatre Royal Manchester’ written on cover. Some revisions to text. Marginal notes are included. LCO ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1857
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1 item

1069. Add MS 52965 L

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'Daddy Hardacre', drama in two acts by J. P. Simpson. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at the Olympic 26 March 1857. Revisions throughout the text. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that 'O God' be altered to 'O Heaven'. Keywords: land and farming, law and the legal ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1857
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1 item

1070. Add MS 52965 M

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'Welcome little stranger', domestic sketch in one act. Licence sent 31 March 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 30 March 1857. Keywords: children, debt and its consequences, poverty. ff. 28. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Adelphi Theatre: 'Welcome little stranger', domestic sketch...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1857
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1 item