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751. Add MS 52954 O

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'Crime and remorse, or, Shadow of the dead' ('The crime and the vision'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 May 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 25 May 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: illness, crime, murder, family relationships, poison. ff. 30. Hoxton; Midd...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 May 1855
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752. Add MS 52954 P

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'The secret twelve! or, The bridge of Beltaz' ('St Pierre, or, The secret twelve'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 May 1855 for performance at the Victoria 28 May 1855. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Songs included in MS. Revisions throughout. Elaborate stage d...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 May 1855
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753. Add MS 52954 Q

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'Only a halfpenny', farce in one act by John Oxenford. Licence sent 31 May 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 31 May 1855. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 22, no. 329. Keywords: festivals and celebration, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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31 May 1855
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754. Add MS 52954 R

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Love's martyrdom, play in five acts by John Saunders. Printed (1854). Licence sent 4 June 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 6 June 1855. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. There are handwritten revisions throughout, as well as those added on separat...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 Jun 1855
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755. Add MS 52954 S

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'A raffle for an elephant, or, The lottery of love', sketch in one act. Licence sent 5 June 1855 for performance at the Strand 5 June 1855. Signed by Allcroft. Keywords: London, letters, animals. ff. 11. London. Secular Institutions; Theatres. Strand Theatre: 'A raffle for an elephant, or,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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5 Jun 1855
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756. Add MS 52954 T

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'An honest attorney, or, The mathematician', drama in two acts by W. S. Empden. Licence sent 9 June 1855 for performance at the Strand 11 June 1855. Signed. Revisions in blue ink. Keywords: science and technology, law and the legal profession, working class characters, poverty, crime. ff. 3...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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9 Jun 1855
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757. Add MS 52954 U

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'Helping hands', domestic drama in two acts by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 9 June 1855 for performance at the Adelphi 20 June 1855. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Published in Lacy's, vol. 22, no. 325. Keywords: lodgers and boarding houses, musicians, illness, pove...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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9 Jun 1855
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1 item

758. Add MS 52954 V

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Le bougeoir, comédie in one act by Clément Caraguel. Printed (1854). French. Licence sent 14 June 1855 for performance at the St. James’s 18 June 1855. Original first performance at Second Théâtre Français 21 May 1852. Signed by J. Mitchell. Publisher's advertising on front and back cover...
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Western Manuscripts
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French
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14 Jun 1855
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1 item

759. Add MS 52954 W

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Deux profonds scélérats, pochade in one act by C. V. Varin and E. Labiche. Printed (1853). French. Licence sent 14 June 1855 for performance at the St. James’s 15 June 1855. Original first performance at Théâtre du Palais-Royal 24 February 1854. Signed by J. Mitchell. Publisher's advertis...
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Western Manuscripts
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French
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14 Jun 1855
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760. Add MS 52954 X

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L'auberge de Schawasbach, pièce in one act by Alexandre Dumas. Printed (1850). French. Licence sent 21 June 1855 for performance at the Soho Theatre. Original first performance at Théâtre de la Gaité 20 March 1850. Publisher's advertising at front and back. Keywords: peasants, French infl...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
Date Range:
21 Jun 1855
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1 item