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12161. Add MS 52955 V

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'The sanctuary' ('The sanctuary, or, England in 1450'), musical drama in two acts by J. E. Carpenter. Licence sent 20 September 1855 for performance at the Surrey 8 October 1855. Songs included in MS. Keywords: London, death, poverty, nautical interest, disguise, travel, stagecraft. ff. 37....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1855
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1 item

12162. Add MS 52957 X

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'The discreet princess, or, The three glass distaffs', extravaganza in one act by J. R. Planché. Licence sent 22 December 1855 for performance at the Olympic 26 December 1855. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 24, no. 357. Keywords: aristocracy, fairies and other supernatural ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1855
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1 item

12163. Add MS 52958 O

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‘The boots at the Holly Tree Inn, or, The infant elopement to Gretna Green’, illustrative sketch in one act by Benjamin N. Webster. Licence sent 31 January 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 31 January 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipu...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1856
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1 item

12164. Add MS 52958 T

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‘The Arab of the desert and the faithful steed’, oriental spectacle in two acts by W. Cooke. Licence sent 14 February 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 18 February 1856. Signed William Cooke and W. West. Keywords: Muslims and Islam, animals, family relationships, aristocrac...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1856
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1 item

12165. Add MS 52959 O

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‘Mischievous Annie’, farce in one act by W. J. Florence. ‘With an original Dutch song and dance, “La fille du regiment”’. Licence sent 8 May 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 12 May 1856. Cover signed J. S. S. Tully. Some actors’ names listed alongside dramatis personae....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 1856
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1 item

12166. Add MS 52961 C

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‘Two precious scoundrels’, farce in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 30 August 1856 for performance at the Strand 26 August 1856. Keywords: police, crime, prisons and prisoners, murder, businessmen. ff. 33. Leicester Silk Buckingham, dramatist; youngest son of J S Buckingham: Londo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1856
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1 item

12167. Add MS 52961 F

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‘Like and unlike’, drama in two acts by -- Langford. Licence sent 4 September 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 10 April 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Keywords: French influence, working women, working class characters, Paris, theatre, dance. ff. 52. London; Secular Ins...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1856
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1 item

12168. Add MS 52962 C

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The king’s muskateers, drama in three acts. Printed with written additions. Licence sent 18 October 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 16 October 1856. Request for licence signed Mr. Charles Dillon. Some corrections. Keywords: French influence, festival and celebration, dance, aristocracy, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1856
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1 item

12169. Add MS 52962 I

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‘Belphegor’, extravaganza in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 30 September 1856 for performance at the Strand 29 September 1856. Letter from G. Smith bound into MS at back. For a version of this play by John Courtney, see Lacy’s, vol. 3, no. 39. Keywords: pubs and inns, children, m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

12170. Add MS 52963 AA

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‘Young and handsome’, a fairy extravaganza by J. R. Planché, from the fairy tale ‘Jeune et belle’, by Madame Murat. Licence sent 22 December 1856 for performance at the Olympic 26 December 1856. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 29, no. 421. Keywords: fairies and other superna...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item