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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708

561. Add MS 52948 BB

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'The prophet' ('The prophet king'), grand opera in four acts; English transl. of the original French libretto by A. E. Scribe (as Le prophète) for the music by Meyerbeer. Licence sent 31 July 1854 for performance at the Surrey 7 August 1854. This text was used for the first revival of the ope...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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31 Jul 1854
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1 item

562. Add MS 52948 C

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'The lamplighter, or, The blind girl's protegée', drama in two acts. Licence sent 17 June 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 26 June 1854. For another version see Add. 52948 O. Keywords: poverty, working class characters, orphans, natural phenomena, family relationships, death, cri...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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17 Jun 1854
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1 item

563. Add MS 52948 CC

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'Gabrielle the Girondist', drama in three acts by E. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 9 August 1854 for performance at the City of London 14 August 1854. Signed by Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown authors’. Keywords: Paris, French influence, French revolution, execut...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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9 Aug 1854
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1 item

564. Add MS 52948 D

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'The silver devil!’, a ‘spry lt'l drama' in one act. Licence sent 20 June 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 15 May 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager, and Wm West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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20 Jun 1854
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1 item

565. Add MS 52948 DD

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Index ff. 1. Chamberlain; Lord: Index 52948: 1854.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1854
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1 item

566. Add MS 52948 E

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'The bridal ring, or, The mulatto murderer', drama in two acts. Licence sent 20 June 1854 for performance at the City of London 24 June 1854. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: Martinique, natural phenomena, slavery and abolitionism, l...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1854
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1 item

567. Add MS 52948 F

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'Rotherhithe in the olden time, or, The female highwayman', drama in two acts by James Elphinstone. Licence requested for performance at the Pavilion 27 June 1854, but refused. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 refers to 'official letter book' in connection with this text. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1854
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1 item

568. Add MS 52948 G

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'The Lowther Arcade, or, Waiting for an omnibus on a rainy day', farce in one act by C. W. S. Brooks. Licence sent 24 June 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 28 June 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 15, no. 21...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
24 Jun 1854
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1 item

569. Add MS 52948 H

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'As like as two peas', farce in one act by Hubert Lille. Licence sent 24 June 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 30 June 1854. Signed 'with Mr. Buckstone's compliments'. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that the word 'damn' be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
24 Jun 1854
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1 item

570. Add MS 52948 I

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Les deux serruriers, drame in five acts by Félix Pyat. Printed. French. Licence sent 26 June 1854 for performance at the Soho Theatre. Original first performance at Théâtre de la Porte-Sainte-Martin 25 May 1841. Signed by Est. Villot. Publisher's advertising on front and back covers. LCO...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
26 Jun 1854
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1 item