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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708

361. Add MS 52941 R

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'What! No cab?!!', a ‘striking sketch’ in one act by Capt. H. R. Addison. Licence sent 5 August 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 8 August 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Keywords: literature and literary reference, elopement, working class characters, dis...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1853
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1 item

362. Add MS 52941 S

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'The chevalier de St George!', a drama in two acts adapted by C. A. Somerset from the French of ‘Monsieur Mélesville’ (i.e. Baron A. H. J. Duveyrier) and Roger de Beauvoix. Licence sent 16 August 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 22 August 1853. Stage directions and speaking cues und...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1853
Extent:
1 item

363. Add MS 52941 T

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'Jupiter's decree and the fall of Phaeton, or, The fiery courses of the sun', grand burlesque spectacle in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 21 August 1853 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 27 August 1853. Signature of W. Cooke, lessee and manager, and unidentified signature ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1853
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1 item

364. Add MS 52941 U

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'Wanted—a situation', a farce in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 25 August 1853 for performance at the Olympic 29 August 1853. Title page lists Francis Talfourd's address: 67 Russell Square. Signed by Edward Murray and W. Farren. Stage directions pencilled in. Keywords: lodgers a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1853
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1 item

365. Add MS 52941 V

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'The fountain of beauty, or, The king, the princess and the genie', a fancy extravaganza in two acts by J. M. Kingdom. Licence sent 26 August 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 5 September 1853. Signed by C. F. Smith. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1853
Extent:
1 item

366. Add MS 52941 W

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'Mary Price, or, The memoirs of a servant maid', domestic drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 26 August 1853 for performance at the City of London 26 August 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. For another version see Add. 52935 Y. This version published in Lacy’s,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1853
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1 item

367. Add MS 52941 X

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'The betrothal' ('The betrothed'), play in five acts by G. H. Baker. Licence sent 26 August 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham 26 August 1853. Songs included in MS. Keywords: Italian influence, Tuscany, aristocracy, orphans, family relationships, illness, poisoning. ff. 60...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1853
Extent:
1 item

368. Add MS 52941 Y

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Index. ff. 2.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1853
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1 item

369. Add MS 52942 A

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'Roderic', tragedy in five acts. Licence sent 24 August 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham 28 August 1853. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that two phrases with religious allusions be omitted. Keywords: aristocracy, family relationships, Christians and Chris...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Aug 1853
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1 item

370. Add MS 52942 A-W

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Lord Chamberlain's Plays, 1852 - 1866. August - October 1853 .
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Aug 1853-Oct 1853
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23 items