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601. Add MS 52949 L

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'The marriage of pride, or, The marquis and the cobbler', comedy in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 12 September 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 18 September 1854. Signed by Ro. Conquest. Keywords: art and artists, French influence, festivals and celebration, fashion, French...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1854
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1 item

602. Add MS 52949 M

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'The king's rival', drama in five acts by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor) and Charles Reade. Licence sent 16 September 1854 for performance at the St. James’s 25 September 1854. Signed by Laura Seymour. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a passage ab...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1854
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1 item

603. Add MS 52949 N

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'My friend the major', farce in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 18 September 1854 for performance at the St. James’s 25 September 1854. Signed by Laura Seymour. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 16, no. 231. Keywords...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1854
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1 item

604. Add MS 52949 O

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'The two revolutions, or, The brothers' destiny and early crime', drama in two acts. Licence sent 23 September 1854 for performance at City of London the same day. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: Early Modern settings, aristocracy, military, adultery, family relationships...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Sep 1854
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1 item

605. Add MS 52949 P

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'Schamyl, the Circassian chief, and the prophet's son', drama in five acts by James R. Anderson. Licence sent 29 September 1854 for performance at the Standard the same day. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. For other versions, see Add. 52950 D. Keyw...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1854
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1 item

606. Add MS 52949 Q

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'The avalanche, or, The trials of the heart', drama in four acts by A. G. Harris. Licence sent 29 September 1854 for performance at the Surrey 3 March 1854. Additional stage directions added in pencil, and there are revisions where parts of the page have been entirely removed. Published in L...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1854
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1 item

607. Add MS 52949 R

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'The siege of Silistria', grand military spectacle in two acts. Licence sent 29 September 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 2 October 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager and Willm. West, stage manager. For other versions, see Add. 52949 W. MS has been divided...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1854
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1 item

608. Add MS 52949 S

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'The lion of England and the eagle of France! or, The heroes of the East', drama in three acts. Licence sent 5 October 1854 for performance at the Victoria 30 September 1854. Title page notes that the ‘third and last act will bear the title of "The battle of the Alma! or, The fall of Sebastop...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1854
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1 item

609. Add MS 52949 T

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'A blighted being', farce in one act by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor). Licence sent 7 October 1854 for performance at the Olympic 16 October 1854. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths as well as the words 'Lord' and 'God' be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 16,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1854
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1 item

610. Add MS 52949 U

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'The corporal's daughter, or, The garnet ring', drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 October 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Songs included in MS. Keywords: pubs and inns, military, drinking and drunkenness, illness, working class characters, fashion, servants, aristo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1854
Extent:
1 item