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1501. Add MS 52983 L

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‘The buccaneer’s wife’ (‘The buccaneer’s wife, or, The siege of Dunkerque’), drama in three acts by G. Conquest. Date of licence not given; to be performed on 4 July 1859 at the Grecian. Keywords: French settings, servants, sailors, navy, dreams, letters, illegitimacy, war, orphans, spies, se...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1859
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1 item

1502. Add MS 52983 M

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‘The masked mother, or, The hidden hand’ (‘Capitola, or, ‘The masked mother and the hidden hand’), drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 1 July 1859 to be performed on 4 July 1859 at the Surrey. Letter from the Licensor stating that ‘a copyist for this play will be sent to the L....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1 Jul 1859
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1503. Add MS 52983 N

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‘A school for coquettes’, comedietta in two acts by J. P. Simpson. Licence sent 4 July 1859 to be performed on 9 July 1859 at the Strand. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 41, no. 610. Keywords: aristocracy, artists, widows, flirtation, disguise, servants, urban/rural contrast, marital separation, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 Jul 1859
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1504. Add MS 52983 O

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‘The last appeal', 'founded on the celebrated picture of "The last appeal" ’, drama in one act. Licence sent 4 July 1859 for performance at the Britannia. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: class contrast, aristocracy, rustics, gardeners, dreams, urban/rural contrast, drink and drunke...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 Jul 1859
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1505. Add MS 52983 P

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‘The man of genius’ altered from 'Jacquard' (‘William March, or, The man of genius’), drama in one act. Licence sent 8 July 1859 to be performed on 13 July 1859 at the Marylebone. Alternative title listed in LCO Day Book Add. 52703 and Nicoll. Signed by the copyist Charles Furtado, 8, Percy...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Jul 1859
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1 item

1506. Add MS 52983 Q

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‘A village story, or, The shadows, and sunshine of life’, drama in two acts.. Licence sent 8 July 1859 for performance at the benefit of S. J. Sidney, on 13 July 1859 at the Britannia. Cover signed S. J. Sidney. Back cover signed F. Marchant. Authorship can probably be attributed to Marchan...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Jul 1859
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1507. Add MS 52983 R

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‘Never judge by appearances’, a drawing room opera in one act by Henri Drayton, music composed by E. J. Loder. Licence sent 8 July 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. Contains words to songs. Keywords: music, marital relationships, divorce, concealed identity, letters. ff. 24. Henri Dray...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Jul 1859
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1 item

1508. Add MS 52983 S

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‘The lady of Lyons’, 'the very latest extravaganza by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 9 July 1859 for performance at the Strand. Signed E. and J. Hastings, copyists. See also Add. 52971 K. Published in Lacy’s , supplementary volume, no volume or index reference, a later, revised version of the La...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Jul 1859
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1 item

1509. Add MS 52983 T

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‘Cartouche, or, The six escapes of a robber’, drama in three acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 11 July 1859 for performance at the City of London Theatre. See also Add. 52997 C. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 76, no. 1031. Considerable variation between the MS and Lacy’s versions. Keywords: Fre...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Jul 1859
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1 item

1510. Add MS 52983 U

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‘Quixote junior’, farce in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 11 July 1859 for performance at the Strand. Signed E. and J. Hastings, copyists. Keywords: servants, music, urban/rural contrast, Land, transport, literary reference, disguise, letters, marital relationships. ff. 21. Lei...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Jul 1859
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1 item