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401. Add MS 52943 G

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'A pretty piece of business', farce in one act by Thomas Morton the younger. Licence sent 27 October 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 1 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 176. Keywords: nautical dra...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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27 Oct 1853
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402. Add MS 52943 H

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'The commencement of a bad farce; but which, however, it is hoped will prove to be Wright at last', farce in one act. Licence sent 29 October 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 31 October 1853. Portion of letter requiring phrases to be omitted has been copied into LCO Day Book Add. 53703. Li...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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29 Oct 1853
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403. Add MS 52943 I

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Les fumeurs, comédie-vaudeville in two acts by Paul de Kock and C. V. Varin. Printed (circa 1843). French. Licence sent 2 November 1853 for performance at the Soho Theatre. Original first performance at the Théâtre des Folies Dramatiques 1 July 1843. Two signatures on title page. Illustra...
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Western Manuscripts
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French
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2 Nov 1853
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1 item

404. Add MS 52943 J

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'The golden nugget, or, The fatal treasure’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Queen's 7 November 1853. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Keywords: gold prospecting, travel, Australia, British Empire, poverty, cross dressing, crime, murder, exe...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Nov 1853
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405. Add MS 52943 K

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'Family secrets, or, How to make home happy', farce in one act by W. Brough. Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 7 November 1853. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 13, no. 182. Keywords: servants, food and dining, adultery. ff. 32. William Brough, journalist and author; brot...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Nov 1853
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406. Add MS 52943 L

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'The maid of Normandy', vaudeville in one act by Josh Halford. Nicoll attributes this play under the name of J. C. Barrett. Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 7 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. Keywords: ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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3 Nov 1853
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1 item

407. Add MS 52943 M

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'Hamlet', burlesque in two acts. (Nicoll lists this as 'Hamlet, according to Act of Parliament'). Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 8 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the wo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1853
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1 item

408. Add MS 52943 N

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'A pet of the public', farce in one act by Edward Stirling. Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 7 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 180. Keywords: French influence, theatre...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1853
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1 item

409. Add MS 52943 O

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'Pierre', a musical sketch by Henri Drayton. Licence sent 7 November 1853 for performance at the St. James’s 5 November 1853. Includes prose introduction titled 'Necessity is the parent of invention'. Songs included in MS. Keywords: illness, doctors and medicine, French influence, widows, m...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Nov 1853
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1 item

410. Add MS 52943 P

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'The excursion', farce in one act. Licence sent 7 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 7 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. Keywords: seaside settings, Brighton, the press, theatre, lodgers and boarding houses, food and dining. ff. 31. London. Se...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Nov 1853
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1 item