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591. Add MS 52949 D

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Il Conte Ory, lyric comedy in two acts (for the music by Rossini). Printed. Italian with English translation by Manfredo Maggioni; a version of the original French libretto by A. E. Scribe and C. G. Delestre-Poirson. Licence sent 25 August 1854 for performance at the Royal Italian Opera, Cov...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
25 Aug 1854
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1 item

592. Add MS 52949 E

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'Bruin the brave, or, The woodman and his dog', drama in two acts written and adapted by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 31 August 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. Diagrams included. Keywords: peasants, working class characters, animals, ghosts, police, crime, gypsies, prisons and...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Aug 1854
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1 item

593. Add MS 52949 F

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'Hard times, but wait a little longer', drama in two acts. Licence sent 4 September 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. For other versions, see Add. MS 52949 A. Keywords: industrialisation, literature and literary reference, theatre, philanthropy, orphans, poverty, drinking an...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1854
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1 item

594. Add MS 52949 G

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'The tasting order', farce in one act. Licence sent 4 September 1854 for performance at the Strand the same day. Signed by F. W. Allcroft. Keywords: food and dining, servants, working class characters, debt and its consequences, crime. ff. 22. Anon, writer of plays: 'The tasting order', fa...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1854
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1 item

595. Add MS 52949 H

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'Leading strings, or, Two ways to bring up a son', comedy in three acts. Licence sent 5 September 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket the same day. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted and that the word 'God' be subs...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Sep 1854
Extent:
1 item

596. Add MS 52949 I

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'Queen of the vintage, or, The courier prince', narrative of the Rhine, in one act. Licence sent 6 September 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 9 September 1854. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: German influence, aristocracy, orphans, peasants, family relationships, dan...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1854
Extent:
1 item

597. Add MS 52949 J

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'The new wags of Windsor', farce in one act. Licence sent 11 September 1854 for performance at the Strand 18 September 1854. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word 'Lord' be substituted with 'Heaven'. Keywords: military, fashion, orphans, family relationships, flirtati...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1854
Extent:
1 item

598. Add MS 52949 K

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'The princess, with the burning eyes, or, The mare Jingle, and the luminous hat', burlesque in two acts. Licence sent 12 September 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 18 September 1854. Signed by R. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 537...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1854
Extent:
1 item

599. Add MS 52949 L

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'The marriage of pride, or, The marquis and the cobbler', comedy in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 12 September 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 18 September 1854. Signed by Ro. Conquest. Keywords: art and artists, French influence, festivals and celebration, fashion, French...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1854
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1 item

600. Add MS 52949 M

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'The king's rival', drama in five acts by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor) and Charles Reade. Licence sent 16 September 1854 for performance at the St. James’s 25 September 1854. Signed by Laura Seymour. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a passage ab...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1854
Extent:
1 item