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801. Add MS 52956 I

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'The little treasure', comedy in two acts by A. G. Harris. Licence sent 8 October 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 11 October 1855. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that several lines be omitted. Pu...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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8 Oct 1855
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1 item

802. Add MS 52956 J

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'Oliver Twist,' an ‘entire new version dramatised by Messrs. James Elphinstone and Frederick Neale (from Charles Dickens novel of the same name) expressly for the Pavilion Theatre in three acts [sic]’. Licence sent 1 October 1855 for performance at the Pavilion 17 September 1855. Written in m...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1 Oct 1855
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1 item

803. Add MS 52956 K

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'Who's your hatter? or, The day's adventure at Little Snuggleton!', an ‘entirely original excentric screaming sketch or farce in one act, written expressly for the Royal Pavilion Theatre’ by T. P. Prest. Licence sent 10 October 1855 for performance at the Pavilion 10 October 1855. Written on ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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10 Oct 1855
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1 item

804. Add MS 52956 L

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'The gipsy boy, or, The serpent and the dove', drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 October 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 12 October 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: gypsies, murder, festivals and celebration, family relationships. ff. 29. Hoxton; Middlesex B...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Oct 1855
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805. Add MS 52956 M

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'Catching a mermaid', an ‘amphibious piece of extravagance’ by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 15 October 1855 for performance at the Royal Olympic 20 October 1855. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy's, vol. 24, no. 353. Keywords: theatre, festival and celebration, dance, art and artists, fl...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Oct 1855
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1 item

806. Add MS 52956 N

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'Beeswing in port', farce in one act adapted from the French by J. H. Reynoldson. Licence sent 16 October 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 16 October 1855. Signed by E. T. Smith and C. J. Mathews, Lou House, Fulham. Listed by Nicoll under ‘unknown authors’. Keywords: an...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 Oct 1855
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1 item

807. Add MS 52956 O

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'Nitocris', an Egyptian burlesque in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 18 October 1855 for performance at the Strand 22 October 1855. Signed by F. Payne, lessee. For another version see Add. 52956 B. Keywords: Egyptian characters, Ethiopian characters, classical civilization, female vi...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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18 Oct 1855
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1 item

808. Add MS 52956 P

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'Prisoner of ham, or, The sealed packet', drama in one act. Licence sent 19 October 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 19 October 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: French influence, aristocracy, prisons and prisoners, military. ff. 18. Hoxton; Middlesex Britannia...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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19 Oct 1855
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1 item

809. Add MS 52956 Q

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'Jenny Foster, the sailor's child, or, The winter robin', domestic drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 19 October 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon, October 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 32. no. 467. Keywords: nautical inte...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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19 Oct 1855
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1 item

810. Add MS 52956 R

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'Hamilton of Bothwell Haugh', a tragic play in five acts by Angelo R. Slous. Licence sent 22 October 1855 for performance at Sadlers Wells 24 October 1855. Keywords: Scotland, Christians and Christianity, aristocracy, treason, revolution, legitimacy, family relationships. ff. 149. Angelo Ro...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1855
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1 item