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10661. Add MS 52935 Q

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'Don Roderick, or, The outlaws of Braganza’, drama in three acts by ‘Hugo Vamp’ (i.e. J. R. O'Neill). Licence sent 22 October 1852 for performance at the Marylebone 25 October 1852. J. R. O'Neill listed as lessee and manager. Keywords: Portugal, festivals and celebration, crime, aristocracy,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1852
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1 item

10662. Add MS 52936 AA

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'Harlequin Uncle Tom, or, Brittania the pride of the ocean and guardian genius of the slave', pantomime by Frederic Neale. Licence sent 23 December 1852 for performance at the Effingham Saloon 27 December 1852. Request for licence, signed by Edmund Green, manager, mentions that the play will ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1852
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1 item

10663. Add MS 52937 Q

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‘A deed without a name’, farce in one act by Robert Soutar, Jr. Licence sent 5 February 1853 for performance at the Olympic 7 February 1853. Signed by W. Farren. Actors’ names included with dramatis personae. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Keywords: animals, servants, age and...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1853
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1 item

10664. Add MS 52943 B

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'The devil in six, or, A lucifer match', drama in two acts. Licence sent 15 October 1853 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 24 October 1853. Signed by Samuel Lane. Songs included in MS. Keywords: aristocracy, servants, the supernatural, cross dressing, impersonation, disguise. ff. 24. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1853
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1 item

10665. Add MS 52943 J

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'The golden nugget, or, The fatal treasure’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Queen's 7 November 1853. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Keywords: gold prospecting, travel, Australia, British Empire, poverty, cross dressing, crime, murder, exe...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1853
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1 item

10666. Add MS 52943 Q

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'The life and struggles of a working man', a domestic drama in three acts from the French novel by Émile Souvestre—A working man in Paris, adapted by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 7 November 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 12 November 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan. Keywords: working class c...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Nov 1853
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1 item

10667. Add MS 52944 P

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'Harlequin and the three bears, or, Little Silverhair and the fairies', pantomime by J. B. Buckstone. Licence sent 21 December 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 26 December 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Keywords: harlequinade, fairies and...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1853
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1 item

10668. Add MS 52945 K

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Croque-Poule, comédie-vaudeville in one act by ‘M. Rosier’ (i.e. J. P. Rosier). Printed (1852). French. Licence sent 31 January 1854 for performance at the Soho Theatre. Original first performance at the Théâtre du Vaudeville 2 November 1849. Keywords: French influence, military, family re...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
31 Jan 1854
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1 item

10669. Add MS 52946 H

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'Willikind and his Dinah', ‘grand dolefully pathetic’ tragedy in one act. Licence sent 10 March 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 15 March 1854. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Songs included or listed by title in MS. For other versions see Add....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1854
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1 item

10670. Add MS 52946 I

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'The married unmarried', drama in two acts by Morris Barnett. Licence sent 13 March 1854 for performance at the Princess’ 25 March 1854. Published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 202. Keywords: Spanish influence, military, adultery, French influence, French imperialism, marital separation, elopement...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Mar 1854
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1 item