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10321. Add MS 52993 P

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'The house in the valley', drama in three acts by George Conquest. Licence sent 25 May 1860 for performance at the Grecian Saloon on 28 May. Text bears name of B. Conquest, manager. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that two biblical references be omitted. Keywords: rural sett...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1860
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1 item

10322. Add MS 52994 G

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'Injured innocence', farce in one act by George Conquest. Licence sent 9 July 1860 for performance at the Grecian. Signed B. Conquest, manager. Keywords: criminals, lawyers, engagements, family relationships, theft, court, balls, barbers, cards. ff. 27. George Augustus Conquest, acrobat,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
9 Jul 1860
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1 item

10323. Add MS 52994 I

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'His Excellency', farce in one act by C. J. Mathews. Licence sent 7 July 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal. Inside cover signed Thos. Pugh, under prompter. Published in Lacy's, vol. 50, no. 747. Keywords: orphans, letters, forgery, Naples, concealed identity, courtship. ff. 57. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Jul 1860
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1 item

10324. Add MS 52994 U

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Les fureurs de l'amour, tragedy burlesque in one act, in verse by 'M. R.' Printed (Michel Levy Frères: Théatre contemporain illustré, n.d.). French. Licence sent 13 August 1860 for performance at the Princess's. Stamp for the Zouaves, D'Inkermann Administration. Note in Portuguese on prior...
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Western Manuscripts
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French
Date Range:
13 Aug 1860
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1 item

10325. Add MS 52994 Y

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'Dirty Dick, a local drama', drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 21 August 1860 for performance at the Britannia. Based on the life of Nathaniel Bentley, eccentric and miser (1735-1809), reputed to have lived in squalor ever since his fiancée died on the eve of their wedding; f...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1860
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1 item

10326. Add MS 52995 K

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'A decided fix', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 17 September 1860 for performance at the Olympic. Published in Lacy's, vol. 48, no. 714 as A regular fix! Keywords: servants, adoptive parents, family relationships, debt and its consequences, inheritance, bailiffs, flirtation. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1860
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1 item

10327. Add MS 52997 D

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'Rosalia, a tale of Algiers', drama in one act, possibly by H. R. Addison. Licence sent 2 November 1860 for performance at the Lyceum. "By the author of Abraham Parker", written on front cover. Contains words for songs. Keywords: orphans, Algiers, Christians and Christianity, flirtation, fa...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Nov 1860
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1 item

10328. Add MS 52998 A

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'Destiny, or, The traitor's doom', drama in three acts by George Conquest. Licence sent 21 November 1860 for performance at the Grecian on 26 November. Front cover signed B. Conquest, "actual and responsible manager". Keywords: marital relationships, family relationships, letters, Early Mode...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Nov 1860
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1 item

10329. Add MS 52999 A

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'The staff of diamonds', drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 17 December 1860 for performance at the Surrey. Names of Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick, the theatre managers, noted on the front page. Described as "Founded on facts" on front cover. Act two signed C. H. Hazlewood, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1860
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1 item

10330. Add MS 52999 Q

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Bluebeard, or, Harlequin and Freedom in her island home, pantomime by J. V. Bridgeman. Printed (n.pl., n.d.). Licence sent 24 December 1860 for performance at Covent Garden on 26 December 1860. Name of William Harrison, manager, noted on title-page. Book of words published for the theatre. H...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1860
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1 item