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1071. Add MS 52965 N

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'The glover and fan, or, A signal engagement', drama in three acts. Licence sent 1 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester the same day. "The property of John Knowles, proprietor of Theatre Royal Manchester" written on cover and second page. Keywords: French influence, Ger...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1 Apr 1857
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1072. Add MS 52965 O

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'The belle and the boor', a comedietta in one act. Licence sent 2 April 1857 for performance at the St. James’s 23 March 1857. Keywords: Restoration England, sport, natural phenomena, aristocracy, land and farming. ff. 11. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. St James' Theatre: 'The bell...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Italian
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2 Apr 1857
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1073. Add MS 52965 P

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Crimean relics, grand illustrated concert, in 'scena' and costume, poems and melodies by F. A. Wilson. Printed (1857). Licence sent 7 April 1857 for performance at the St. James’s 12 April 1857. Does not appear to be listed in Nicoll. Keywords: Crimea, literature and literary reference, Bri...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Apr 1857
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1074. Add MS 52965 Q

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'Joseph Chavigny, or, Under the thumb', drama in three acts by Watts Phillips. Licence sent 6 April 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 11 May 1857. Request for licence signed Benjamin Webster. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths and the name...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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6 Apr 1857
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1075. Add MS 52965 R

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'The wild gypsy girl, or, The dark shadows and sunshine of life', drama in three acts. Licence sent 3 April 1857 for performance at the Victoria 13 April 1857. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that a few phrases be omitted. Nicoll records the date of first performance as 7 Apri...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Apr 1857
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1076. Add MS 52965 S

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'Atalanta, or, The three golden apples', burletta in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 9 April 1857 for performance at the Haymarket 13 April 1857. Space left for songs to be inserted later. Published in Lacy's, vol. 30, no. 448. Keywords: classical civilization, education, festival...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1857
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1 item

1077. Add MS 52965 T

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'The French in Algiers, or, Love and honor', grand equestrian and military spectacle in three acts. Licence sent 9 April 1857 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 13 April 1857. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager and W. West, stage manager. Revisions throughout the text...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1857
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1 item

1078. Add MS 52965 U

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'The Spanish girl, or, The spy of Naples', drama in three acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 9 April 1857 performance at the City of London Theatre 13 April 1857. Keywords: Spanish influence, Naples, police, nautical interest, aristocracy, imprisonment, treason. ff. 20. George Dibdin Pitt, a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1857
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1 item

1079. Add MS 52965 V

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'An Englishman's house is his castle', farce in once act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at the Princess’s, 11 May 1857. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Published in Lacy's, vol. 31, no. 456. Keywords: lodgers and boarding houses, servants, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Apr 1857
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1080. Add MS 52965 W

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'The way of the world', comedy in three acts by G. Conquest. Licence sent 15 April 1857 for performance at the Grecian Saloon the same day. Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Revisions made to text and different types of paper used. Keywords: art and artists, speculation, tra...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1857
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1 item