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731. Add MS 52953 Y

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'The falling star, or, Poor Andrew of the Tyrol', “drama of interest” in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 13 April 1855 for performance at the City of London 13 April 1855. Signed by Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown authors’. Keywords: French influence...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
13 Apr 1855
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1 item

732. Add MS 52953 Z

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'The gipsy and the showman', a Devonshire tale by W. Rogers. Licence sent 21 April 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 21 April 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: drinking and drunkenness, illness, the supernatural, gypsies, theatre, age and aging, London, Devon, pri...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Apr 1855
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1 item

733. Add MS 52954 A

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'Toddles and Fogg', farce in one act. Licence sent 23 April 1855 for performance at the Surrey 3 April 1855. Diagram included. Keywords: flirtation, travel, illness, science and technology, trains and rail travel. ff. 23. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Surrey Theatre: 'Toddles and...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1855
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1 item

734. Add MS 52954 A-EE

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Lord Chamberlain's Plays, 1852 - 1866. April - July 1855 .
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
Apr 1855-Jul 1855
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31 items

735. Add MS 52954 AA

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Le village, scène provincial in one act by Octave Feullet. Printed (1855). French. Licence sent 3 July 1855 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed by J. Mitchell. Keywords: food and dining, travel, transport. ff. 26. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. St James' Theatre: Octave F...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
3 Jul 1855
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1 item

736. Add MS 52954 B

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'Food for gossip', comedy in three acts translated and adapted from the Italian ‘Oste e non oste’, ‘expressly for the present occasion’ by Alfred Elwes. Licence sent 23 April 1855 for performance at the Soho Theatre 23 April 1855. Playbill bound in with the script which lists ‘Miss Kelly's Th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1855
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1 item

737. Add MS 52954 BB

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'How stout you're getting', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 July 1855 for performance at the Princess’s 16 July 1855. Published in Lacy's, vol. 22, no. 327. Keywords: science and technology, doctors and medicine, food and dining, London, poverty, transport, travel. ff. 21. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1855
Extent:
1 item

738. Add MS 52954 C

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'Still waters', drama in three acts by 'John Roakes' [i.e., Tom Taylor]. Licence sent 25 April 1855 for performance at the Olympic 14 May 1855. Published in Lacy's, vol. 22, no. 319, under the title ‘Still waters run deep’. Keywords: musicians, literature and literary reference, businessmen,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1855
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1 item

739. Add MS 52954 CC

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Les droits d'homme, comédie in two acts by Jules de Prémaray. Printed (1855). French. Licence sent 7 July 1855 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at the Odéon 6 November 1854. Signed by J. Mitchell. Publisher's list on back cover. Keywords: politicians, widows...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
7 Jul 1855
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1 item

740. Add MS 52954 D

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'Ida May! or, The slave's triangle', drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 April 1855 for performance at the Victoria 25 April 1855. Keywords: slavery and abolitionism, dance, black characters, American characters, family relationships, murder. ff. 85. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. V...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1855
Extent:
1 item