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1111. Add MS 52966 W

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'The Nubian captive, or, The royal slave', eastern drama in three acts written expressly for Mr. J. B. Brown by E. G. Burton. Licence sent 14 June 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Margate 15 June 1857. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in blue. Some additions to text in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

1112. Add MS 52966 X

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'Pocahontas, or, The English tar and the Indian princess', original drama in three acts by E. G. Burton. Licence sent 14 June 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Margate 15 June 1857. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in blue. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

1113. Add MS 52966 Y

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'The fugitive tree', drama in three acts by E. G. Burton. Licence sent 15 June 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Margate the same day. Speaking cues and stage directions underlined in blue. Songs included in MS. Keywords: slavery and abolitionism, Caribbean islands, family relations...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

1114. Add MS 52966 Z

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'A frightful murder in Hoxton', farce in one act by G. Conquest. Licence sent 13 June 1857 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 15 June 1857. Keywords: drinking and drunkenness, murder, the press, food and dining, crime. ff. 17. George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimist, and dramatist...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

1115. Add MS 52967 A

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'The struggles of the poor, or, Love, poverty and wealth', domestic drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 16 June 1857 for performance at the City of London Theatre. Cover signed Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. Does not appear to be listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

1116. Add MS 52967 A-DD

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Lord Chamberlain's Plays, 1852 - 1866. June - August 1857 .
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
Jun 1857-Aug 1857
Extent:
30 items

1117. Add MS 52967 AA

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'The life of a beggar', drama in three acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 13 August 1857 for performance at City of London 14 August 1857. Cover signed Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: festival and celebration, servants, death, poverty, poisoning, inheritance, murder, crime, fallen wom...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Aug 1857
Extent:
1 item

1118. Add MS 52967 B

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'L'opéra aux fenêtres', opérette bouffe in one act. French. Licence sent 19 June 1857 for performance at the St. James’s. Cover signed J. Mitchell. Does not appear to be listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: theatre, French influence, musicians, dance, education. ff. 16. London; S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
19 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

1119. Add MS 52967 BB

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'The life of a weaver, his trials and his struggles, or, The web of destiny', in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 21 August 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 28 November 1859. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. For other versions, see Add. 52967 Z. Keywords: poverty, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1857
Extent:
1 item

1120. Add MS 52967 C

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'Dragonette', opérette in one act. (Libretto by Eugène Mestépès and L.– A. Jaime, for the music by J. Offenbach.) French. Licence sent 20 June 1857 for performance at the St. James’s. Cover stamped ‘J. Mitchell’. Keywords: French influence, military, orphans, musicians, age and ageing. ff...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
20 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item