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11901. Add MS 52944 S

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'Billy Button's journey to Brentford, or, Harlequin and the ladies favourite', pantomime by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 19 December 1853 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 26 December 1853. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager as well as the stage manager. Songs included in M...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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19 Dec 1853
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1 item

11902. Add MS 52945 BB

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'To oblige Benson', farce in one act by 'John Roakes', (i.e. Tom Taylor). Licence sent 24 February 1854 for performance at the Olympic 6 March 1854. Detailed description of set. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 208. Keywords: landlords and property, letters, seaside settings, flirtatio...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 Feb 1854
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1 item

11903. Add MS 52946 C

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'The charming widow', farce in one act by John Oxenford. Licence sent 7 March 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 8 March 1854. Keywords: fashion, festivals and celebration. ff. 10. John Oxenford, dramatist: 'The charming widow', farce in one act: 1854. John Oxenford, dramatist, translator ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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7 Mar 1854
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1 item

11904. Add MS 52947 F

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'Heads or tails', comedietta in one act, by J. P. Simpson. Licence sent 28 April 1854 for performance at the Olympic. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 15, no. 221. Keywords: law and the legal profession, spinsters, family relationships, inheritance, gambling, bachelors. ff. 56. Anon, writer of pl...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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28 Apr 1854
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1 item

11905. Add MS 52947 T

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La Promise, historiette provençale, opéra comique in three acts by ‘MM. de Leuven et Brunsvick’ (i.e., A. R. de Leuven and L. Lévy, for the music by L. Clapisson). Printed (Paris; Bibliothèque contemporain; théâtre moderne, 1854). French. Licence sent 2 June 1854 for performance at the St. J...
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Western Manuscripts
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French
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2 Jun 1854
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1 item

11906. Add MS 52949 T

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'A blighted being', farce in one act by 'John Roakes' (i.e., Tom Taylor). Licence sent 7 October 1854 for performance at the Olympic 16 October 1854. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths as well as the words 'Lord' and 'God' be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 16,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1854
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1 item

11907. Add MS 52949 U

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'The corporal's daughter, or, The garnet ring', drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 October 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Songs included in MS. Keywords: pubs and inns, military, drinking and drunkenness, illness, working class characters, fashion, servants, aristo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1854
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1 item

11908. Add MS 52950 H

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'The battle of the Alma', grand military spectacle in two acts by J. H. Stocqueler. Licence sent 21 October 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 23 October 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager and W. West, stage manager. Songs included in Add. MS 52952 W. Keyword...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1854
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1 item

11909. Add MS 52950 K

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'Paul Periwinkle, or, The horrors of the press gang', drama in two acts adapted from the popular nautical work of the same name by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 31 October 1854 for performance at the City of London the same day. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 537...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
31 Oct 1854
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1 item

11910. Add MS 52951 F

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'Egypt 3000 years ago, or, Queen Cleopatra, a dream in the Crystal Palace', pantomime by W. Rogers. Licence sent 14 December 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 14 December 1854. Keywords: Muslims and Islam, Egyptian characters, London, fairies and other the supernatural creatures, t...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Dec 1854
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1 item