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11921. Add MS 52958 U

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‘Pigeons and hawks’, farcical comedy in two acts by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 14 February 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 14 February 1856. Signed Ro. Conquest, proprietor and manager. Nicoll lists the play under ‘unknown authors’. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Feb 1856
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1 item

11922. Add MS 52959 E

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‘The enchanted lake, or, The fisherman and the genie’, burletta in one act “freely translated from the Arabic” by J. F. Baird. Licence sent 14 April 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 14 April 1856. Note on cover signed with initials by John Kemble: ‘There is an ir...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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14 Apr 1856
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1 item

11923. Add MS 52961 K

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‘Perditta, the royal milkmaid, or, The winter’s tale’, burlesque in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 12 September 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 15 September 1856. Cover signed Charles Dillon, actual and responsible manager. Songs included in MS and written in a different hand. P...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1856
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1 item

11924. Add MS 52962 J

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‘Betsy’s found’, farce in one act by J. J. Conquest. Licence sent 1 November 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 3 November 1856. Cover signed Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Large amount of detail about each character in dramatis personae. Some revisions to text. Keyw...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1856
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1 item

11925. Add MS 52962 R

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‘Little Dorrit’, drama in two acts by F. F. Cooper. Licence sent 12 November 1856 for performance at the Strand 10 November 1856. Keywords: literature and literary reference, French influence, prisons and prisoners, poverty, family relationships, debt and its consequences, murder. ff. 32. F...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1856
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1 item

11926. Add MS 52963 DD

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‘Don’t you wish you may get it? or, The three wishes’, farce in one act by Thomas Mowbray. Licence sent 27 December 1856 for performance at the Soho 27 December 1856. Request for licence signed Thomas Mowbray. Songs included in MS. Keywords: classical civilization, land and farming, the supe...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1856
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1 item

11927. Add MS 52964 C

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'The enemy's notebook', drama in three acts by David Fisher. Licence sent 17 January 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Glasgow the same day. 'David Fisher (Princess' Theatre)' written on cover and title page. Diagrams and revisions added to text. Songs included in MS. Nicoll lists ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1857
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1 item

11928. Add MS 52964 L

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'The anti-garotte', farce in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Strand 31 January 1857. Intended performance date listed on back cover is 2 February 1857. Performed in a revised version by J. C. Wilson at the Strand 2 February 1863 under the title 'My ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1857
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1 item

11929. Add MS 52964 P

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'The wrong baby,' farce in one act. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at the Grecian Saloon the same day. Intended performance date on title page is 9 February 1857. Keywords: children, bankers, Christians and Christianity. ff. 27. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Grecian S...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1857
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1 item

11930. Add MS 52964 T

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'A wicked wife', comedy in one act by John Courtney. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 16 February 1857. Some revisions to text. Published in Lacy's, vol. 30, no. 445. Keywords: French influence, Revolutionary France, family relationships, revolution, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
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1 item