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1321. Add MS 52975 P

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'The last of the pigtails', original petite comedy in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 3 September 1858 for performance at the Strand. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that 'Oh Lord' and all other oaths be omitted. P...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Sep 1858
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1322. Add MS 52975 Q

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'A twice told tale', original comedietta in one act by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 23 September 1858 for performance at the Olympic. Published in Lacy's, vol. 37, no. 553, where it is described as a farce. Keywords: impersonation, flirtation, marital relationships. ff. 16. John Pratt Wooler...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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23 Sep 1858
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1323. Add MS 52975 R

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'The bonnie fish wife', original farce in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 17 September 1858 for performance at the Strand 20 September 1858. Stage directions and cues underlined in red. Published in Lacy's, vol. 37, no. 551,as an 'original musical interlude'. Songs included in text. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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17 Sep 1858
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1324. Add MS 52975 S

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Nothing to nurse, original farce in one act by Charles M. Walcot. Printed (Lacy's edition, vol. 33, no. 485.) Licence sent 15 September 1858 for performance at the Strand. Letter written on title page and signed by C. Swanborough suggests the theatre may have been accused of performing the p...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Sep 1858
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1325. Add MS 52975 T

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'What's your game?' comedietta in one act by James Bruton. Licence sent 13 September 1858 for performance at the Surrey. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the words "a lamb to the slaughter" be omitted. Revisions added in pencil. Keywords: wards, upper class characters, se...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
13 Sep 1858
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1326. Add MS 52975 U

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'The fatal secret, or, The branded race', drama in three acts by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 13 September 1858 for performance at the Surrey. Keywords: legend (Don Juan), early modern settings, aristocracy, black characters, Christians and Christianity, false marriage, murder, execution, fall...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
13 Sep 1858
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1327. Add MS 52975 V

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'Harold Hawk, or, The convict's vengeance' (altered from 'Jessie Grey'), drama in two acts by Charles Selby. Licence sent 13 September 1858 for performance at the Surrey. Stage directions underlined. Published in Lacy's, vol. 38, no. 559. The Lacy's edition contains more detailed stage dire...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
13 Sep 1858
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1 item

1328. Add MS 52975 W

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'Paved with gold', drama in three acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 11 September 1858 for performance at the Victoria 20 September 1858. Request for licence written by Isaac Cohen and signed 'J. J. Towers'. The play is based on the novel Paved with gold, or, The romance and reality of th...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Sep 1858
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1329. Add MS 52975 X

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'Too much for good nature', comedietta or farce in one act by Edward Falconer. Licence sent 8 September 1858 for performance at the Lyceum 11 September 1858. Published in Lacy's, vol. 42, no. 626. Keywords: phrenology, mesmerism, family relationships, lodgers, servants, marital relationship...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1858
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1330. Add MS 52975 Y

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Index ff. 1.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1858
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1 item