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11. Add MS 52933 AA

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‘Young husbands’, comedy in two acts by ‘John Daly’ (i.e. John Daly Besemeres). Licence sent 24 August 1852 for performance at Sadler’s Wells 30 August 1852. Text written in a number of different hands. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that oaths and the words ‘Lord bless me’ ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Aug 1852
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1 item

12. Add MS 52933 N

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‘Kafra Karabush, Chief of the Eagle Tribe, or, A chieftain’s vengeance’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 2 August 1852 for performance at the Victoria 9 August. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: Native American characters, black characters, Mexican characte...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1852
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1 item

13. Add MS 52933 X

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‘Anne Blake’, drama in five acts by J. W. Marston. Printed (C. Marshall, 1852). Licence sent 23 August 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 28 October 1852. Text written in two different hands. Published in Lacy's, vol. 49. Keywords: Wales, Welsh characters, servants, orphans, aristocrac...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Aug 1852
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1 item

14. Add MS 52933 A

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Emilia Galotti, tragedy in five acts by G. E. Lessing. Printed (1844). German. Licence sent 21 June 1852 for performance at the St. James’s. A play of the same title by F. Holcroft was performed in 1805. Keywords: aristocracy, family relationships, murder. ff. 50. Gotthold Ephraim Lessin...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German
Date Range:
21 Jun 1852
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1 item

15. Add MS 52933 Q

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‘Oscar the Dane, or, The mysterious man of Australia’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 5 August 1852 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 11 August 1852. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Extensive underlined stage directions. Keywords: Australia, German characters, Danish characters, E...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1852
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1 item

16. Add MS 52933 EE

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‘Life’s seasons, or, Hearts and homes’, drama in four acts, almost certainly by John Courtney (torn page obscures author’s name.) Licence sent 4 September 1852 for performance at the Surrey. Names of Mssrs. Shepherd and Creswick appear on title-page as theatre licensees, obscured, like the au...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1852
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1 item

17. Add MS 52933 E

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‘The chameleon, or, The art of pleasing’, comic drama in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 1 July 1852 for performance at Sadler’s Wells 3 July 1852. Text written in more than one hand. Red ink is used on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a few words and...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1852
Extent:
1 item

18. Add MS 52933 BB

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‘The life of a betting boy, or, His widow’s hope and a lover’s fear’, drama in two acts by H. Young. Licence sent 25 August 1852 for performance at the Bower Saloon 25 August 1852. Title page annotated and initialled by the Examiner of Plays, W. B. Donne, ‘One scene was directed to be struck ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1852
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1 item

19. Add MS 52933 L

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‘Sink or swim’, a drama in two acts by Thomas Morton, Jr. Licence sent 27 July 1852 for performance at the Royal Olympic 2 August 1852. Signed by manager, W. Farren. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a few words be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 7, no. 98. Keywords: ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1852
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1 item

20. Add MS 52933 GG

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‘Caspar Duverdi’ al. ‘Caspar Duverdi, the terror of Spain, or, The traitor, the Jew and the gypsy’, romantic melodrama in three acts. Licence sent 8 September 1852 for performance at the Pavillion. Text written in two different hands. Keywords: gypsies, education, Spanish characters, Spain, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1852
Extent:
1 item