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11. Add MS 52930 Q

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‘The little captive king, or, A mother’s sorrows’ ('Louis, the little captive king'), drama in two acts by W.T. Townsend. Licence sent 10 March 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 15 March 1852. J. C. Morgan listed as prompter for ‘Mr. Thorne Lessee’ on last page. Keywords: French Revolutio...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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10 Mar 1852
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1 item

12. Add MS 52930 S

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‘The Corsican brothers, or, The scarlet letter’, drama in three acts by George Almar. Licence sent 11 March 1852 for performance at the Victoria 15 March 1852. Two different types of paper used and passages crossed out throughout. Page 2 contains space for a song to be inserted. For other v...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Mar 1852
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13. Add MS 52930 W

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‘Love’s device, or, Where there’s a will there’s a way’, interlude in one act. Licence sent 17 March 1852 for performance at the Surrey. Red underlining of stage directions and speaking cues throughout some of the text. Title page signed by Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Songs included in M...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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17 Mar 1852
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1 item

14. Add MS 52930 F

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‘A matrimonial prospectus’, farce in one act by J. P. Simpson. Licence sent 27 February 1852 for performance at the Strand 4 March 1852. Published as Matrimonial prospectuses in Lacy's, vol. 6, no. 81. Keywords: the press, bachelors, lodgers and boarding houses, servants, debt and its conseq...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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27 Feb 1852
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1 item

15. Add MS 52930 H

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‘An address, expressly for Court Loyal Exchange, to be spoken by Mr. Milborne, written by Nelson Lee on behalf of the Ancient Order of Foresters.’ Licence sent 26 February 1852 for performance at the City of London 2 March 1852. Keywords: philanthropy, poverty. f. 1. Richard Nelson Lee, act...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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26 Feb 1852
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1 item

16. Add MS 52930 I

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‘The last of the fairies’ (‘Alice Brooke’, ‘The fairy of the castle’), drama in two acts by Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 28 February 1852 for performance at the Royal Olympic 4 March 1852. Signed by manager, W. Farren. Names of actors pencilled in on dramatis personae. Revisions throughout....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
28 Feb 1852
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1 item

17. Add MS 52930 T

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‘The ragged school’, drama in one act by Edward Stirling. Licence sent 12 March 1852 for performance at the Strand 15 March 1852. According to Nicoll, published in Duncombe, but reference not verified. Keywords: poverty, education, orphans, cross dressing, street musicians, children. ff. 15...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1852
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1 item

18. Add MS 52930 U

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‘Annie Tyrell, or, The tempter and the tempted’, domestic drama in three acts by T. J. Serle. Licence sent 12 March 1852 for performance at the Surrey. Actors’ names pencilled in next to the dramatis personae. Many revisions throughout text which do not appear to have been made by the Examin...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1852
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1 item

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‘The Siccilian bride’ [sic], opera in four acts: libretto by Alfred Bunn ‘after St. Georges’, i.e., J. H. Vernoy de Saint-Georges (the music by Michael Balfe.) Licence sent 1 March 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 6 March 1852. Signed by J. W. Norton. Another name is li...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1852
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1 item

20. Add MS 52930 L

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‘White magic’, comic opera in two acts by H. F. Chorley. Licence sent 5 March 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 8 March 1852. Manager: Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words ‘gospel true’ be omitted. Keywords: French influence, di...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1852
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1 item