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1331. Add MS 52976 A

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'The woman of the world', drama in two acts by Nelson Lee Jnr. Licence sent 25 September 1858 for performance at the City of London Theatre. Title page signed Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. See also Add. 52976 K, 52978 C, and 52978 D. Based on the serialised novel by Lady Clara Cavendish. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
25 Sep 1858
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1 item

1332. Add MS 52976 A-R

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Lord Chamberlain's Plays, 1852-1866. September-October 1858.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1858
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18 items

1333. Add MS 52976 B

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'My aunt's husband', original farce in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 27 September 1858 for performance at the Strand. Published in Lacy's, vol. 37, no. 554. MS version contains more detailed stage directions, text and business than the version printed in Lacy's. Keywords: family re...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Sep 1858
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1 item

1334. Add MS 52976 C

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'The covenanters, or, The battle of Bothwell Bridge', grand equestrian spectacle in three acts by W. T. Townsend. Nicoll records the title as 'The battle of Bothwell Brigg'. Licence sent 2 October 1858 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre 11 October 1858. Title page signed William Cook, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1858
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1 item

1335. Add MS 52976 D

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'The red vial', drama in three acts by Wilkie Collins. Autograph and signed. Licence sent 2 October 1858 for performance at the Olympic. Contains revisions to text and extensive stage directions. Keywords: Jews, Frankfurt, servants, family relationships, fathers, sons, mothers, daughters, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1858
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1 item

1336. Add MS 52976 E

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Martha, romantic comic opera in four acts, 'composed by Flotow … adapted and arranged expressly for the Pyne & Harrison English Opera Company', by T. H. Reynoldson. Printed (B. Williams, n.d.) Licence sent 12 October 1858 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 11 October 1858. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1858
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1 item

1337. Add MS 52976 F

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'Hunger', drama in three acts. Alternative title-'Hunger, or Life in the streets'-given at the beginning of Acts 2 and 3. Licence sent 12 October 1858 for performance at the Victoria 18 October 1858. Request for licence written by Isaac Cohen and signed by J. J. Towers. Text written in more ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1858
Extent:
1 item

1338. Add MS 52976 G

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'A woman's heart, or, The prisoner of Pignerol' al. 'Life's revenge, or, Two loves for one heart', drama in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 12 October 1858 for performance at the Grecian Saloon. A note on the title page records that the title was changed to the second listed by request ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1858
Extent:
1 item

1339. Add MS 52976 H

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'The maid and the magpie, or, The fatal spoon', burlesque in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 12 October 1858 for performance at the Strand. Words of songs included in text. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a passage about Baron Rothschild be omitted. Published in L...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1858
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1 item

1340. Add MS 52976 I

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'Good hearts, or, Honesty is the best policy', drama in three acts. Licence sent 22 October 1858 for performance at the Surrey. Not listed in the LCO Day Book Add. 53703. Contains considerable cuts and revisions in ink and pencil and pasted-in slips. There is a note 'For a better direction...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1858
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1 item