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11. Add MS 52942 U

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'Wrath's whirlwind, or, The neglected child, the vicious youth and the degraded man', in two acts. Licence requested for performance at the Britannia Saloon 13 October 1853 but refused because the piece might 'lower the morals and excite the passions of the classes who frequent saloons’. Lette...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Oct 1853
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1 item

12. Add MS 52942 T

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'Woman's secret, or, Richelieu's wager', drama in three acts translated (from the French) and adapted by George Conquest. Licence sent 7 October 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 17 October 1853. Signed by manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that 'God' and 'Almi...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1853
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1 item

13. Add MS 52942 P

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'Our French ladies maid', comic drama in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 6 October 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 13 October 1853. Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Revisions throughout. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Keywords: French...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Oct 1853
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1 item

14. Add MS 52942 H

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'The second will and the way', drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 13 September 1853 for performance at the Pavilion. Title page reads 'The dark shall be right and the wrong shall be made right'. Written in two different hands. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Sep 1853
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1 item

15. Add MS 52942 J

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'St. James and St Giles', drama in three acts by John H. Wilkins. Licence sent 19 September 1853 for performance at the City of London 3 October 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word 'damned' be omitted. Keywords: debt ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Sep 1853
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1 item

16. Add MS 52942 V

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'The Martini family, or, Old Joe and young Joe', drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 October 1853 for performance at the Surrey. Keywords: servants, food and dining, family relationships. ff. 67. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Surrey Theatre: 'The Martini family, or, Old Joe and youn...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1853
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1 item

17. Add MS 52942 M

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'The camp at the Olympic', burletta in one act by J. R. Planché. Licence sent 3 October 1853 for performance at the Olympic 17 October 1853. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 170. Keywords: harlequinade, literature and literary reference, theatre, stagecraft, Chobham. ff. 15. James Robinso...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Oct 1853
Extent:
1 item

18. Add MS 52942 D

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'A model husband', farce in one act. Licence sent 6 September 1853 for performance at Sadlers Wells. Title page is signed. Corrections in blue ink. Keywords: servants, food and dining, family relationships, Devon, military. ff. 30. London. Secular Institutions. Theatres. Sadler's Wells Th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1853
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1 item

19. Add MS 52942 E

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'Sold to advantage!', farce in one act adapted from the French. Licence sent 7 September 1853 for performance at Sadlers Wells 7 November 1853. Title page signed by J. Wooler. For another version see Add. 52929 B. Keywords: theatre, the press, doctors and medicine, disfigurement. ff. 41. L...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1853
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1 item

20. Add MS 52942 O

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'The discarded son', drama in three acts by B. N. Webster. Licence sent 5 October 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 6 October 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Songs included in MS. Text written in more than one hand. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the st...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1853
Extent:
1 item