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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 52929-53708

711. Add MS 52953 E

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'I'll tell your wife, or, Highly improper', farce in one act by N. S. Webster. Licence sent 5 March 1855 for performance at the Adelphi 12 March 1855. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywo...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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5 Mar 1855
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712. Add MS 52953 F

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'Betty Martin' ('The clockmaker's hat'), farce in one act by T. W. Robertson, based on ‘Le chapeau d’un horologer’ by Mme. Emile de Girardin. Licence sent 5 March 1855 for performance at the Adelphi 12 March 1855. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Later performed at...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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5 Mar 1855
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713. Add MS 52953 G

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'The seven poor travellers', domestic drama in 12 tableaux. Licence sent 14 March 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 14 March 1855. Signed. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths as well as a reference to biblical narrative be omitted. See also Add. 52952 F, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1855
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1 item

714. Add MS 52953 H

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'The royalist and republican', drama in one act by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 14 March 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 26 March 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Second signature appears on title page. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown authors’; Nicoll...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1855
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1 item

715. Add MS 52953 I

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'The lost son, found, or, The nigger's new place', farce in one act by William Albain. Licence sent 14 March 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Lyme Regis 14 March 1855. 'Mr. Wm. Albain, 12 Grovesnor Terrace, Grovesnor Park, Camberwell' written on title pages. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1855
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1 item

716. Add MS 52953 J

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'Our victories in the Crimea', drama in three acts. Licence sent 14 March 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Liverpool 14 March 1855. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted as well as the words 'Lord' and 'God'. Keywords: Crime...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1855
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1 item

717. Add MS 52953 K

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'A cosy couple', drama in one act, by ‘Slingsby Lawrence’ (i.e. G. H. Lewes). Licence sent 14 March 1855 for performance at the Lyceum 14 March 1855. This script not listed in Nicoll. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 24, no. 355. Keywords: literature and literary reference, food and dining, travel...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1855
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1 item

718. Add MS 52953 L

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The American in England, comedy in two acts by Edward Ranger. Printed (1855). Licence sent 14 March 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester 14 March 1855. Author's address (11 St Mary Abbotts Terrace, Kensington) written on title page. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown authors’. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1855
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1 item

719. Add MS 52953 M

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'The cricket on the hearth', drama in one act and three tableaux adapted from Dickens's Christmas tale by Joseph Halford. Licence sent 16 March 1855 for performance at the Strand 19 March 1855. Keywords: literature and literary reference, festivals and celebration, working class characters, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1855
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1 item

720. Add MS 52953 N

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'Diana's chase, or, The runaway goddess and the enchanted daffodil', drama in two acts. Licence sent 23 March 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 23 March 1855. Songs included in MS. Keywords: classical civilization, sport, the supernatural, dance, seaside settings, fairies and othe...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1855
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1 item