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1561. Add MS 52986 I

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‘Dinorah under difficulties’, farcical sketch in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 3 November 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 81, no. 1012. Lacy’s edition considerably expanded. See also 52985 A, Add. 52984 F and Add. 52992 C. Keywords: theatre, theatr...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Nov 1859
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1 item

1562. Add MS 52986 J

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‘The rival fountains, or, The spring of life and the spring of death’, drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 3 November 1859 for performance at the Britannia. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Set design in pen on f. 21. Covers to acts one and two bound in newspaper. Keywords: l...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Nov 1859
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1 item

1563. Add MS 52986 K

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‘Agnolo Diora’, 'Italian dramatic romance in three chapters' by John A. Heraud. Licence sent 4 November 1859 for performance at the Grecian on 7 November 1859. Keywords: Italian settings and character names, monks, illegitimacy, catholicism, clergy, adultery, family relationships, Rome, court...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 Nov 1859
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1 item

1564. Add MS 52986 L

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‘The dead heart’, drama in three acts and a prologue by Watts Phillips. Licence sent 7 November 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 82, no. 1226. Keywords: French revolution, sculptors, prison, clergy, execution, aristocracy, duelling, spies, tableaus. ff. 38. Wa...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Nov 1859
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1 item

1565. Add MS 52986 M

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‘London pride, or, Living for appearances’, 'comedy in three acts by the late James Kenny afterwards revised by his son Chas. Lamb Kenny Esq.'. MS written in more than one hand. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: marital relationships, debt, Ital...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1859
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1 item

1566. Add MS 52986 N

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‘The fallen star’, drama in two acts by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 9 November 1859 for performance at the City of London. Back page signed Mssrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: balls, nobility, artists, lower-class characters, convicts, letters, female villains, animals, family relationship...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Nov 1859
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1 item

1567. Add MS 52986 O

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‘Nursey Chickweed’, farce in one act by Thomas J. Williams. Licence sent 12 November 1859 for performance at the Princess’s. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 43, no. 637. Keywords: millers, children, rustics, nurses, food, elopement, appearance, education, dance, cross-dressing, clerks, mistaken id...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
12 Nov 1859
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1 item

1568. Add MS 52986 P

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‘The swan and Edgar, or, The fairy lake’, burlesque extravaganza in one act by H. S. Edwards and C. Kenney. Licence sent 12 November 1859 for performance at the St. James's. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a line of text be omitted. MS written in more than one hand. Con...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1859
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1 item

1569. Add MS 52986 Q

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‘The late lamented’, comedietta in one act by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 14 November 1859 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that references to 'Providence' be omitted. Substantial cuts and amendments in ink, actors’ names added to ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Nov 1859
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1 item

1570. Add MS 52986 R

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‘Caius Silius the warrior captain, or, The Roman slave’, tragedy in five acts. Licence sent 16 November 1859 for performance at the Standard the same day. Signed Mr John Douglass, proprietor and manager. Bound with envelope. Keywords: classical civilization, military, Rome, Carthage, slave...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Nov 1859
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1 item