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471. Add MS 52945 O

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'Ranelagh', comic drama in two acts by J. P. Simpson and Cecil Wray. Licence sent 4 February 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 9 February 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 13, no. 192. Keywords: elopement, family re...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 Feb 1854
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472. Add MS 52945 P

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'Lynch law, or, The warden of Galway', drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 February 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records that 'The manager is requested to take notice that no representation of an execution—sho...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Feb 1854
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473. Add MS 52945 Q

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'A good run for it', farce in one act by J. V. Bridgeman. Licence sent 11 February 1854 for performance at Sadlers Wells 13 February 1854. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that the word 'damn' be omitted as well as one other phrase. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 14, no. 198. Keyw...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Feb 1854
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474. Add MS 52945 R

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'No Irish need apply', ‘petit’ comedy in two acts. Licence sent 13 February 1854 for performance at the Strand 20 February 1854. Request for licence written and signed by W. Allcroft. Keywords: Irish characters, London, poverty, servants, fashion, Ireland. ff. 40. Anon, writer of plays: 'N...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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13 Feb 1854
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475. Add MS 52945 S

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'The woodman's horse, or, The false knight', a grand equestrian spectacle in two acts. Licence sent 15 February 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 20 February 1854. Signed by Wm. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. Keywords: illness, castles, mourning, hunting, arist...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Feb 1854
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476. Add MS 52945 T

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'Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc', lecture in two parts by Albert Richard Smith, with illustrative views painted by or under the direction of William Beverley. Printed, with MS additions. There is no mention of this text in the LCO Day Book Add. 53073 or in Nicoll, and no record of any...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1854
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1 item

477. Add MS 52945 U

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'The Corsican brothers, or, La vendetta', a dramatic tragic romance in five acts and eight tableaux. Licence sent 15 February 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Signed by Thos. H. Lacy, 17 Wellington Street, Strand, London. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: Corsica, Paris,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Feb 1854
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1 item

478. Add MS 52945 V

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'Gin and water, or, Use and abuse', drama in two acts. Licence sent 17 February 1854 for performance at the Standard the same day. Signed by John Douglas. Written in a number of different hands on different papers. For other versions, see Add. 52945 C and 52945 V. Keywords: philanthropy, w...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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17 Feb 1854
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479. Add MS 52945 W

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'Gin versus water', drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 21 February 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown author’. For other versions, see Add. 52945 C and 52945 W. Keywords: drinking and drunkenness, poverty, working class characters,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Feb 1854
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480. Add MS 52945 X

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'A brother's revenge! or, The rose of Ireland, and the fairies of O'Donahue's lakes. A tale of the time of the good people', drama in two acts. Licence sent 22 February 1854 for performance at the Victoria 27 February 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: I...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Feb 1854
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1 item