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10281. Add MS 52929 CC

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Ruy Blas, drama in five acts by Victor Hugo. Licence sent 23 February 1852 for performance at the St. James’s. Printed (1839). French. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that ‘ “Ruy blas” will be performed according to the corrected copy of the drama. J. W. Mitchell promise(s)...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
23 Feb 1852
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1 item

10282. Add MS 52929 S

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Mercadet, ‘comédie’ in three acts by Honoré de Balzac. Licence sent 11 February 1852 for performance at the St. James’s. Printed (1851). French. Original first performance at the Théâtre du Gymnase 24 August 1851. Advertising on back cover. Label of Willm. Jeffs, foreign bookseller, Picca...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
11 Feb 1852
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1 item

10283. Add MS 52931 Z

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‘Mind your own business, or, The man of tact’, drama in three acts by Mark Lemon. Licence sent 22 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 24 April 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the wo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1852
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1 item

10284. Add MS 52932 F

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La niaise de Saint-Flour, ‘comédie-vaudeville’ in one act by J. F. A. Bayard and G. Lemoine. Printed (1848). Licence sent 4 May 1852 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed by J. Mitchell. Original first performance at the Théâtre du Gymnase 19 June 1848. Dramatis personae lists actors’...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
4 May 1852
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1 item

10285. Add MS 52934 B

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‘Daft Dora, or, The sorrows of Susan the child of the wreck’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 September 1852 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 13 September 1852. Title page signed ‘Samuel Lane, Proprietor.’ Keywords: nautical drama, orphans, disabled characters, crime, kidnapping, pr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1852
Extent:
1 item

10286. Add MS 52935 A

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‘The bride of Golconda, or, The genius of the ring’, spectacle in two acts by R. St Clair Jones. Licence sent 29 September 1852 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 1 November 1852. ‘The property of W. Batty’ appears on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1852
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1 item

10287. Add MS 52938 U

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'The enchanted wives, and the dream spirits’, burlesque in one act. Licence sent 21 March 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 28 March 1853. Signed by manager, but name illegible. Written on different types of paper. Songs included in MS. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural cre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Mar 1853
Extent:
1 item

10288. Add MS 52941 L

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'The Times', drama in three acts by 'John Daly' (i.e. John Daly Besemeres). Licence sent 12 July 1853 for performance at the Olympic 18 July 1853. Signed by W. Farren. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words 'Lord' and 'God' be substituted with 'Heaven'. Published in ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1853
Extent:
1 item

10289. Add MS 52942 T

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'Woman's secret, or, Richelieu's wager', drama in three acts translated (from the French) and adapted by George Conquest. Licence sent 7 October 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 17 October 1853. Signed by manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that 'God' and 'Almi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1853
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1 item

10290. Add MS 52943 F

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'Julie, or, The gypsey and the stolen child', drama in two acts by Charles Rice (music composed by G. Perry). Licence sent 25 October 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester. 'Britannia Saloon' is written in pencil on title page. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1853
Extent:
1 item