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11461. Add MS 52931 A

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‘Wittikind and his brothers, or, The seven swan princes and the fair Melusine’ (‘The swan princes’), fairy tale in two acts, by ‘John Roakes’ (i.e. Tom Taylor). Licence sent 26 March 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 12 April 1852. Extensive revisions throughout text. Some notes about t...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1852
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1 item

11462. Add MS 52931 N

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‘Mephistopheles, or, An ambassador from below’, an extravaganza in one act by R. B. Brough and H. S. Edwards. Licence sent 10 April 1852 for performance at the Adelphi 12 April 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 do...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1852
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1 item

11463. Add MS 52935 J

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‘Uncle Tom’s crib, or, The nigger life in London’, dramatic sketch in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 9 October 1852 for performance at the Strand 14 October 1852. Songs included in MS. For other versions see those written in 1852 by J. Courtney (Add. 52934 K); Edward Fitzball (3 ver...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1852
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1 item

11464. Add MS 52936 J

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'A phenomenon in a smock frock', farce in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 10 December 1852 for performance at the Lyceum 15 December 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 9, no. 121. Keywords: servants, French infl...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1852
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1 item

11465. Add MS 52938 C

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Une chambre à deux lits, ‘pochade mêlée de couplets’ in one act, by C. V. Varin and — Lefèvre. Printed (1852). French. Licence sent 18 February 1853 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal 20 October 1846. Signed by J. Mitchell. Keywor...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
18 Feb 1853
Extent:
1 item

11466. Add MS 52938 L

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'Mont Blanc, or, The ice fiend of the Alps’, a supernatural melodrama by A. V. Campbell. Licence sent 26 February 1853 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 16 May 1853. Title page includes paragraph explaining the subject. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book records the stipulation that '...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Feb 1853
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1 item

11467. Add MS 52938 S

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'Marco Spada’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 15 March 1853 for performance at the Princess’s 28 March 1853. Written in different hands. For other versions see Add. 52938 Z, 52939 D and 52940 D. Published in Lacy's, vol. 10, no. 138. Keywords: castles, Rome, Italian influence, aristocra...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Mar 1853
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1 item

11468. Add MS 52938 X

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'Mr Buckstone's ascent of Mount Parnassus’, burlesque prelude in one act by J. R. Planché. Licence sent 23 March 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 28 March 1853. Request for licence signed by J. B. Buckstone. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 10, no. 141. Ke...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1853
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1 item

11469. Add MS 52939 Q

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‘The will and the way’, drama in three acts by Joseph Bedworth. Licence sent 25 April 1853 for performance at Birmingham 25 April 1853. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the name 'Lord Yarmouth' be omitted as well as all oaths, and that 'God' be subst...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1853
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1 item

11470. Add MS 52939 T

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‘The conquest of the eagle, or, The triumph of the Grecian’, burlesque in two acts by Charles Sloman. Licence sent 29 April 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon, 16 May 1853. Signed by manager. Elaborate stage directions. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stip...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Apr 1853
Extent:
1 item