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1621. Add MS 52989 B

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'The Christmas box system' (Christmas boxes), farce in one act by A. Mayhew and H. S. Edwards. Licence sent 14 January 1860 for performance at the Strand. Cuts made in pencil. Published in Lacy's, vol. 46, no. 685 as Christmas boxes. Keywords: music, marital relationships, eavesdropping. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Jan 1860
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1622. Add MS 52989 C

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'My name is Norval', tragic ballet in one act by J. Oxenford. Licence sent 16 January 1860 for performance at the St. James's. Actors' names listed next to dramatis personæ. Keywords: theatre, drama production, dance, actors, shopkeepers, music, literary references, festivals, tableaus. ff....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Jan 1860
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1623. Add MS 52989 D

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'Quicksands and whirlpools', drama in two acts by Robert Soutar. Licence sent 18 January 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Brighton on 23 January 1860. Cover bears name of H. Nye Chart, lessee and manager. f. 13 written and signed by Robert Soutar. Keywords: aristocracy, family rel...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1860
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1 item

1624. Add MS 52989 E

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'Has anybody seen Mrs. Brown, or, Brown Jones and Robertson examined and selected', farce in one act by H. Legge. Licence sent 18 January 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Brighton on 19 January 1860. Cover bears name of H. Nye Chart, lessee and manager. Nicoll appears to confuse th...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1860
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1625. Add MS 52989 F

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'The changed heart' (altered from 'Joseph Gombert'), drama in three acts and prologue by J. Parselle. Licence sent 19 January 1860 for performance at the Surrey. The original title 'Joseph Gombert' appears to have been crossed out and amended by the Examiner himself. Not listed in LCO Day Bo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
19 Jan 1860
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1 item

1626. Add MS 52989 G

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'A tale of two cities', drama with prologue and two acts by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 20 January 1860 for performance at the Lyceum. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the word 'Heaven' be substituted for 'God'. Based on the serialisation published in All the year round, Apr...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1860
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1 item

1627. Add MS 52989 H

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'The seventh hour, or, The price of life', drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 January 1860 for performance at the City of London Theatre. Names of John Johnson and Nelson Lee as theatre lessees and managers noted on cover page. In Nicoll, authorship is attributed to B. Hughes and A. Faucquez...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1860
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1 item

1628. Add MS 52989 I

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'The destiny, or, The broken heart', drama in three acts. Licence sent 30 January 1860 for performance at the Victoria. Note of application for licence signed 'I. Cohen' for J. Johnson Towers, the theatre manager. Nicoll attributes authorship to E. Towers. Keywords: inheritance, class cont...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jan 1860
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1 item

1629. Add MS 52989 J

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'A story of the heart, or, A father's love', domestic drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 February 1860 for performance at the Britannia. Name of Samuel Lane, the theatre proprietor, noted in the text. Keywords: farmers, ageing, family relationships, fathers, sons, orphans, adoptive parents, l...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1860
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1630. Add MS 52989 K

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'Romance' (altered from 'Bold Dick Turpin'), operetta in one act, by J. P. Simpson (for the music by Henry Leslie). Licence sent 2 February 1860 for performance at the English Opera, Covent Garden that same day. Name of W. Harrison, the manager, note on the cover. Cuts made in ink. Contains...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1860
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1 item