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11. Add MS 52940 M

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'The bleak house, or, The spectre of the ghost walk', domestic drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 6 June 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 4 June 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. Revisions throughout. For other versions see Add. 52940 K, a version by an unnamed author f...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1853
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1 item

12. Add MS 52940 B

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'The lawyers', comedy in three acts by 'Slingsby Lawrence' (i.e., George Henry Lewes). Licence sent 18 May 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 23 May 1853. Published in Lacy's, vol. 11, no. 154. Keywords: law and the legal profession, adultery, separation, domestic violence, family relationsh...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 May 1853
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1 item

13. Add MS 52940 N

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Diane, drama in five acts by Émile Augier. Printed (Paris: Lévy, 1852). French. Licence sent 6 June 1853 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed by J. Mitchell. Publishers' advertising on back cover. Keywords: French influence, Christians and Christianity, festivals and celebration, ar...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
6 Jun 1853
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1 item

14. Add MS 52940 L

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'The convict brother, or, The story of a night', drama in two acts by T. Meade. Licence sent 6 June 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 6 June 1853. Signed by E. L. Smith. 'Smith, E.L., 38 Dean St, Soho' appears on back cover. Keywords: working class characters, the superna...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1853
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1 item

15. Add MS 52940 S

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'Genevieve', or, The Reign of Terror', drama in four acts by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 15 June 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 20 June 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions throughout the text. Stage directions added in pencil. Possible analogu...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1853
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1 item

16. Add MS 52940 R

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'Rappings and table movings', farce in one act by Howard M. Paul. Licence sent 14 June 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 16 June 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Published in Lacy's, vol. 11, no. 156. Keywords: the supernatural, ghosts, spi...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1853
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1 item

17. Add MS 52940 K

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'Bleak House', drama in two acts by James Elphinstone and Frederic Neale. Licence sent 1 June 1853 for performance at the City of London 6 June 1853. Signed by Austin Lee. For other versions see Add. 52940 M, a version by an unnamed author from 1854, by G. Lander from 1876, by E. Thorne from...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1853
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1 item

18. Add MS 52940 C

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'My husband's will', comedietta in one act by Mrs. Alfred Phillips. Licence sent 25 May 1853 for performance at the Olympic 30 May 1853. Signed by W. Farren, manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: widows, age and ageing, spinsters, prop...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1853
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1 item

19. Add MS 52940 O

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Lady Tartuffe, comédie in five acts by Émile de Girardin. Printed (Paris: Lévy, 1853). French. Licence sent 6 June 1853 for performance at the St. James’s. Publishers' advertising on back cover. Keywords: French influence, aristocracy, philanthropy, politicians, flirtation, literature and ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
6 Jun 1853
Extent:
1 item

20. Add MS 52940 F

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'The soldier's wife', drama in two acts. Licence sent 30 May 1853 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 5 June 1853. Possible analogue by F. F. Cooper performed in 1854. Keywords: military, working class characters, crime, domestic violence, murder, doctors and medicine, execution. ff. 26...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 May 1853
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1 item