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10701. Add MS 52993 A

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Le demi-monde, comedy in five acts by Alexandre Dumas fils. Printed (Michel Levy Frères; 6ème éd., 1855). French. Licence refused 24 May 1860. First performed at the Gymnase-Dramatique, Paris, 20 March 1855. Publisher's advertisement on back cover. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 52703 or ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
24 May 1860
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1 item

10702. Add MS 52993 J

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'It's an ill wind that blows nobody good', comedy in three acts by J. Oxenford. Licence sent 12 May 1860 for performance at the Adelphi. Cover of each act signed John Oxenford. List of actors' names next to dramatis personae on front and back cover. Cuts made in ink. Keywords: Stock Exchan...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 May 1860
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1 item

10703. Add MS 52994 BB

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'Savage as a bear' (altered from 'A signal mistake'), farce in one act by Horace Wigan. Licence sent 31 August 1860 for performance at the Olympic. MS written in two different hands. Keywords: London, letters, stagecraft, marital relationships, eavesdropping, chemists. ff. 18. Horace Wigan...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Aug 1860
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1 item

10704. Add MS 52995 C

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'The pirate's love, or, The ocean birds of prey', drama in three acts by George Conquest. Licence sent 31 August 1860 for performance at the Grecian Saloon on 6 September. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Signed B. Conquest, manager. Contains words ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Aug 1860
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1 item

10705. Add MS 52996 L

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'Post boy', petite drama in two acts by 'H. T. Craven' (i.e. Henry Thornton). Licence sent 27 October 1860 for performance at the Strand. Decorative calligraphy on title page in black and red ink with small illustration in black ink of the post boy, signed H. Chater scripsit (see also Add. 52...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1860
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1 item

10706. Add MS 52997 I

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'The Garibaldi excursionists', sketch in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 8 November 1860 for performance at the Princess's. MS. written in more than one hand. Published in Lacy's, vol. 48, no. 719. Keywords: authors, journalism, poetry, gardens, courtship, flirtation, soldiers, theatre...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1860
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1 item

10707. Add MS 52998 P

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'An ugly customer', farce in one act by T. J. Williams. Licence sent 7 December 1860 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy's, vol. 49, no. 726. Keywords: dandies, art and artists, paintings, soldiers, engagements, courtship, tableaus. ff. 41. Thomas John Williams, writer of pla...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
7 Dec 1860
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1 item

10708. Add MS 53000 G

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'The silver wedding', dramatic sketch in two acts by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 22 January 1861 for performance at the Strand. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 52703. ff. 29. John Pratt Wooler, called 'John Pratt'; writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1853-1866.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jan 1861
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1 item

10709. Add MS 53003 C

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'Aladdin' (Aladdin, or, The wonderful scamp!), burlesque by Henry J. Byron. Licence sent 30 March 1861 for performance at the Strand. Appears in LCO Day Book Add. 52703, Nicoll and Lacy’s, vol. 50, no. 750, as Aladdin, or, The wonderful scamp!. ff. 24. Henry James Byron, called 'Nick Nemo';...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1861
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1 item

10710. Add MS 53004 K

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'The king of the assasins, or, Love, war and victory', by C. Hazlewood. Licence sent 21 May 1861 for performance at the Britannia. Name of Samuel Lane, proprietor, noted on title page. ff. 47. Colin Henry Hazlewood, dramatist and low comedian: Plays by, submitted: 1853-1867.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 May 1861
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1 item