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1291. Add MS 52974 G

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'Love and crime, or, The fatal passion', 'drama of intense interest' in three acts by J. M. Kingdom. Licence sent 20 May 1858 for performance at the Royal Grecian 24 May 1858. Cover signed Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Keywords: Spain, Spanish interest, aristocracy, family re...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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20 May 1858
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1292. Add MS 52974 H

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'The white palfrey, or, The wild boar of the fens' ('Roland and his steed'), equestrian spectacle in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 21 May 1858 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre 24 May 1858. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager and W. West, stage manager. Not listed i...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 May 1858
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1293. Add MS 52974 I

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'La fille du regiment, or, The daughter of the regiment', opera in two acts, adapted by Horace Wigan. Licence sent 20 May 1858 for performance at the Standard. 'The property of Miss Rebecca Isaacs, 96 New Bond Street' written on cover. The original libretto for Donizetti's music was written ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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20 May 1858
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1294. Add MS 52974 J

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'The blood spot, or, The maiden, the miser and the murderer', drama in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence requested for performance 24 May 1858 at the Queen's, but refused. Request for licence signed C. J. James. The entry in the LCO Day Book Add. 53703 does not include any notes as to reasons for...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1858
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1295. Add MS 52974 K

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'The mysteries of Wilton Hall', drama in two acts. Licence sent 24 May 1858 for performance at the Marylebone. 'Clarance Hall' written on back page. Keywords: sport, crime, servants, French influence, murder. ff. 20.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
24 May 1858
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1296. Add MS 52974 L

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'Dying for love', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 24 May 1858 for performance at the Princess's. Nicoll cites 28 June 1858 as the date of production. Published in Lacy's, vol. 36, no. 536. Keywords: doctors and medicine, food and dining, travel, illness. ff. 17. John Maddis...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
24 May 1858
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1 item

1297. Add MS 52974 M

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'Going to the bad', original comedy in two acts by "John Roakes" (i.e., Tom Taylor). Licence sent 24 May 1858 for performance at the Olympic. Actors' names listed alongside the dramatis personae. Revisions and annotations throughout text. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 37, no. 541. Keyword...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
24 May 1858
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1 item

1298. Add MS 52974 N

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'The bride of Abydos, or, The prince, the pirate and the pearl', 'original oriental burlesque extravaganza' by Henry J. Byron. Licence sent 26 May 1858 for performance at the Strand. Final page signed 'B. T. Fairbrother, 11 Little Queen Street, High Holborn, W.C, copyist'. LCO Day Book Add. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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26 May 1858
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1 item

1299. Add MS 52974 O

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'Louisa Miller, or, Love and intrigue', tragic opera in three acts (for the music by Verdi), the English words by Charles Jefferys. Licence sent 28 May 1858 for performance at Sadlers Wells. Songs included in MS. The original libretto, based on Schiller's Kabale und Liebe, was written by S. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
28 May 1858
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1300. Add MS 52974 P

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'Never reckon your chickens before they are hatched', comedy or drama in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 31 May 1858 for performance at the Grecian Saloon. Cover signed Ro Conquest. Keywords: eighteenth century settings, death, servants, inheritance, law and the legal profession, famil...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1858
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1 item