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931. Add MS 52960 Q

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‘The lone star! or, The seaman’s destiny’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 22 July 1856 for performance at the Victoria 22 July 1856. Request for licence dated 17 July 1856 and signed J. Johnson Towers. Keywords: nautical interest, dance, natural phenomena, poisoning, crime. ff. 74. London...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Jul 1856
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932. Add MS 52960 R

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Additional scenes for “The Battle of the Alma”. Licence sent 22 July 1856 for performance at the Standard 22 July 1856. Songs included in MS. Keywords: supernatural, military, Crimea. ff. 8. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Standard Theatre: Additional scenes for 'The Battle of the ...
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Western Manuscripts
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22 Jul 1856
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933. Add MS 52960 S

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‘Life’s trials by sea and land, or, The child of the waves’, drama in two acts by C. Hazlewood. Licence sent 22 July 1856 for performance at City of London 22 July 1856. Signed Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Songs included in MS. Keywords: American characters, businessmen, crime, travel, n...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Jul 1856
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934. Add MS 52960 T

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‘Our wife! or, The rose of Amiens’, drama in two acts by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 14 August 1856 for performance at the Princess’s 18 November 1856. Songs included in MS. Keywords: French influence, dance, fashion, aristocracy. ff. 34. Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Birmingham; City of....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Aug 1856
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935. Add MS 52960 U

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‘That house in High Street’, comedy in two acts by M. Stuart. Licence sent 31 July 1856 for performance at the Strand 28 July 1856. Keywords: military, servants, doctors and medicine, supernatural, ghosts. ff. 42. M. Stuart, writer of plays: London. Secular Institutions; Theatres. Strand Th...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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31 Jul 1856
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936. Add MS 52960 V

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‘The daughter of night, or, A poor girl’s fortune’, drama in two acts by W. Seaman. Licence sent 31 July 1856 for performance at the Britannia 31 July 1856. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Elaborate stage directions. Keywords: industrialization, Jews and Judaism, stagecraft, death, children...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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31 Jul 1856
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937. Add MS 52960 W

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Ireland as it is, drama in three acts by J. H. Amherst. Printed (n.d.). Licence sent 11 August 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 18 August 1856. Includes cast of characters, stage business, costumes, and relative positions on stage. Keywords: land and farming, Ireland, emigration, crime, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Aug 1856
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1 item

938. Add MS 52960 X

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Irish Assurance, farce in two acts by Mrs. B. Williams. Printed (n.d.) Licence sent 11 August 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 11 August 1856. “Written expressly for Mr. Barney Williams. To which are added, a description of the costume, cast of characters, entrances and exits, relative po...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Aug 1856
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939. Add MS 52960 Y

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‘Our gal!! or, The Connecticut stratagem’, farce in one act by G. D. Johnson. Licence sent 31 July 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 26 July 1856. Letter requesting licence signed B. Webster bound in with MS. Actors’ names listed alongside dramatis personae. Part of printed playbill and i...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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31 Jul 1856
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940. Add MS 52960 Z

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‘First love and false hearts, or, Sunbeams and shadows’, drama in two acts by C. Hazelwood. Licence sent 14 August 1856 for performance at City of London 14 August 1856. Cover signed Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: family relationships, discipline, land and farming, drinking and dr...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Aug 1856
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1 item