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1181. Add MS 52969 G

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'Vermuh Kareeda, or, The fall of Delhi', drama in two acts. Licence sent 14 November 1857 for performance at the Victoria ‘Saturday evening next’. Request for licence signed by J. Towers. Does not appear to be listed in Nicoll. Keywords: Indian Mutiny, India, travel, nautical interest, orph...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Nov 1857
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1182. Add MS 52969 H

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Il birrajo di Preston, melodramma giocoso in three acts. Italian. Printed. Licence sent 14 November 1857 for performance at the St James’s. Publisher's advertising at back. ff. 26. Francesco Guidi, writer of plays: London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. St James' Theatre: Count Luigi Ric...
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Western Manuscripts
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Italian
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14 Nov 1857
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1183. Add MS 52969 I

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‘Take care of Dowb—’, a farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 2 November 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 23 November 1857. Revisions throughout the text. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 34, no. 498. Keywords: flirtation, letters, gardens, abandonment, travel, adultery...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
2 Nov 1857
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1 item

1184. Add MS 52969 J

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'A husband's vengeance, or, The children of the castle' ('A husband's vengeance, or, The knight of Wharley'), play in three acts by Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 21 November 1857 for performance at Marylebone 28 November 1857. Keywords: castles, drinking and drunkenness, supernatural, aristoc...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Nov 1857
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1 item

1185. Add MS 52969 K

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'The storming and capture of Dehli', grand military spectacle in three acts. Licence sent 24 November 1857 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 23 November 1857. Cover signed William Cook, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 5307...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1857
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1 item

1186. Add MS 52969 L

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'My wife's revenge, or, The masked rider', drama in three acts. Licence sent 23 November 1857 for performance at the Surrey. Cover signed Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: military, aristocracy, English Civil War, Christians and Christianity, revolution. ff. 46.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Nov 1857
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1 item

1187. Add MS 52969 M

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'King Richard of the Lion Heart', new and original burlesque extravaganza by ‘Nick Nemo’ (i.e., H. J. Byron). Licence sent 24 November 1857 for performance at the Strand. Revisions and prompter’s notes in pencil. Songs included in MS. A ‘Program of the Piece’ is included in the last few pag...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1857
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1 item

1188. Add MS 52969 N

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'A telegram', farce in one act by John V. Bridgeman. Licence sent 24 November 1857 for performance at the Strand 23 November 1857. Revisions and prompter’s notes added to text in pencil. “Copyist—Mr. H. Roberts, 24 Agnes Street, Waterloo Road, Lambeth” written on last page. Keywords: scienc...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1857
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1 item

1189. Add MS 52969 O

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'The duke’s double', farce in one act. Licence sent 26 November 1857 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 30 November 1857. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. Keywords: aristocracy, French influence, French characters,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Nov 1857
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1 item

1190. Add MS 52969 P

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'Eight hours by the seaside, or, A day in Brighton', farce in one act by William Sawyer. Licence sent 28 November 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Brighton 18 November 1857. Cover signed H. N. Chart. Keywords: seaside settings, sport, trains and rail travel, stagecraft. ff. 14. Wi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Nov 1857
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1 item