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12271. Add MS 53042 A

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Add MS 53042 A
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'In jest and earnest, or, Warranted sound and quiet in harness', by J. T. Douglass.
Scope & Content:
Comedy in two acts. Licence sent 2 May 1865 for performance at the Standard. Nicoll and the LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) both give the main title as 'In jest or in earnest'. Nicoll also notes the play being performed with the title 'Warranted sound and quiet in harness' at Greenwich on 10 Novembe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1865
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34 folios.

12272. Add MS 53092 E

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Add MS 53092 E
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'Q.E.D., or It's All a Mistake', by Francis Albert Marshall
Scope & Content:
'Q.E.D., or It's All a Mistake', a comedietta in one act by Francis Albert Marshall. licence sent 13 January 1871 for performance at Royal Court Theatre, London. 47 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item

12273. Add MS 52933 B

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Add MS 52933 B
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‘The bag of gold’, drama in two acts by J. Hillyard. Licence sent 21 June 1852 for performance at the Olympic 25 June 1852. Signed by manager, W. Farren. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a number of words and short phrases be omitted. Keywords: working class characters, p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 1852
Extent:
1 item

12274. Add MS 52939 CC

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Add MS 52939 CC
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Scope & Content:
'The will and the way’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 May 1853 for performance at the City of London. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. For other versions see Add. 52939 O, 52939 Q, 52939 AA, 52939 BB, 52939 DD, and 52942 H. Keywords: adultery, orphans, Indian characters, arist...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 1853
Extent:
1 item

12275. Add MS 52954 Y

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Add MS 52954 Y
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'The angel at Islington, or, The merrie days of Shakespeare and Queen Bess', romantic and historical drama in two acts by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 25 June 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 5 June 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: literature and literary refere...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jun 1855
Extent:
1 item

12276. Add MS 52955 B

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Add MS 52955 B
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'Rich in love, but poor in pocket', a farce in one act by George Conquest. Licence sent 13 July 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 16 July 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Keywords: dance, festival and celebration, gambling, flirtation, food and dining. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1855
Extent:
1 item

12277. Add MS 52958 Z

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Add MS 52958 Z
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‘A prince for an hour’, farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 8 March 1856 for performance at the Princess’s 24 March 1856. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 25, no. 373. Keywords: Italy, Italian influence, aristocracy, French imperiali...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1856
Extent:
1 item

12278. Add MS 52965 O

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Add MS 52965 O
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'The belle and the boor', a comedietta in one act. Licence sent 2 April 1857 for performance at the St. James’s 23 March 1857. Keywords: Restoration England, sport, natural phenomena, aristocracy, land and farming. ff. 11. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. St James' Theatre: 'The bell...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
2 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item

12279. Add MS 52968 N

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Add MS 52968 N
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Dreams of delusion, drama in one act by J. P. Simpson, adapted from the French drama Elle est folle. Licence sent 7 October 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Plymouth the same day. Cover signed Lady Athnison. Publisher's advertising on front and back covers. Keywords: aristocracy, s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1857
Extent:
1 item

12280. Add MS 52989 H

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Add MS 52989 H
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Scope & Content:
'The seventh hour, or, The price of life', drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 January 1860 for performance at the City of London Theatre. Names of John Johnson and Nelson Lee as theatre lessees and managers noted on cover page. In Nicoll, authorship is attributed to B. Hughes and A. Faucquez...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1860
Extent:
1 item