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10291. Add MS 52944 G

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'Punch and Judy, or, Harlequin and the dog Toby', pantomime. Licence sent 19 December 1853 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 26 December 1853. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Songs included in MS. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatures, domestic violence, Pop Goes the W...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1853
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1 item

10292. Add MS 52947 L

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Une soirée à la Bastille, comédie in one act by A. Decourcelle. Printed (Paris; Magasin théâtral; choix des pièces nouvelles, 1854). French. Licence sent 18 May 1854 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at Théâtre-Français 30 April 1854. Signed by Lafont. Publish...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
18 May 1854
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1 item

10293. Add MS 52948 W

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'There's nothing like a friend at court when a man's in search of relations', ‘entirely original Eastern musical comic drama’ in one act by Thomas Prest. Licence sent 26 July 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon the same day. 'W. B. Donne, London Library, St James Sq' written on last pa...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1854
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1 item

10294. Add MS 52950 W

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'The soldier's wife' ('The soldier's wife, or, The heights of Alma'), drama in two acts by F. F. Cooper. Licence sent 17 November 1854 for performance at the Strand the same day. Signed. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: Southampton, pubs a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Nov 1854
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1 item

10295. 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
Extent:
1 item

10296. Add MS 52953 W

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'Temptation', drama in two acts by Frederick Neale. Licence sent 4 April 1855 for performance at the Pavilion 4 April 1855. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown authors’. Keywords: land and farming, inheritance, illness, doctors and medicine, illegitimacy, crime, kidnapping, military, doctors and...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1855
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1 item

10297. Add MS 52954 V

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Le bougeoir, comédie in one act by Clément Caraguel. Printed (1854). French. Licence sent 14 June 1855 for performance at the St. James’s 18 June 1855. Original first performance at Second Théâtre Français 21 May 1852. Signed by J. Mitchell. Publisher's advertising on front and back cover...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
14 Jun 1855
Extent:
1 item

10298. 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
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Oct 1855
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1 item

10299. 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
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1855
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1 item

10300. Add MS 52957 R

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'Harlequin Puss in Boots, or, The ogre of Rat Castle and all the world and his wife', pantomime. Licence sent 19 December 1855 for performance at Sadlers Wells 26 December 1855. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: science and technology, Harlequinade...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1855
Extent:
1 item