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11. Add MS 52958 W

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‘Masks and faces’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 19 February 1856 for performance at the Standard. ‘Mr Smith, 91 Charlotte St, Fitzroy Square’ written on back cover. MS written in two different hands, and includes some revisions, especially toward the end of the text. For a related play...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1856
Extent:
1 item

12. Add MS 52958 G

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‘Tales of the Hollow Tree Inn’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 13 January 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 13 January 1856. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. See also Add. 52958 D and 52958 O. Keywords: Austria, literature and literary reference, pubs and inns, land and farming, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1856
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1 item

13. Add MS 52958 A

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‘Urgent private affairs’, farce in one act by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 5 January 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 7 January 1856. Request for licence written and signed B. Webster. Keywords: doctors and medicine, military, Ratcatcher’s Daughter, working class characters. ff. 32. London...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1856
Extent:
1 item

14. Add MS 52958 P

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‘The married flirt, or, A conjugal lesson’ (‘Stay at home’), comedy in two acts by Henry Danvers. Licence sent 31 January 1856 for performance at the Olympic 3 July 1856. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. For another version, see Add. 52960 A. Publis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1856
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1 item

15. Add MS 52958 C

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‘The wheel of life’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 5 January 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 5 January 1865. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: food and dining, kidnapping, crime. ff. 26. Hoxton; Middlesex Britannia Theatre alias Britannia Saloon: 'The wheel of life',...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1856
Extent:
1 item

16. Add MS 52958 DD

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‘Tafelhausen, or, The legend of a lawyer’, drama in two acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 18 March 1856 for performance at the Surrey 24 March 1856. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that the words ‘Lord’ and ‘Oh Lord’ be omitted. Two different types of paper used. Songs i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Mar 1856
Extent:
1 item

17. Add MS 52958 FF

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‘Timely warning, or, Past, present and future’, drama in three acts by G. Conquest. Licence sent 18 March 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 18 March 1856. Signed Ro. Conquest, proprietor and responsible manager. Keywords: French influence, family relationships, fallen women, aristo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Mar 1856
Extent:
1 item

18. Add MS 52958 AA

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‘The evil genius’, comedy in three acts by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 8 March 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 8 March 1856. Request for licence signed J. B. Buckstone. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 26, no. 382. Keywords: British Empire, imperialism, food and dining, family ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1856
Extent:
1 item

19. Add MS 52958 D

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‘The Holly Tree Inn, or, A Christmas story’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 5 January 1856 for performance at the Strand 7 January 1856. Songs included in MS. See also Add. 52958 G and 52958 O. Keywords: literature and literary reference, pubs and inns, working class characters, family ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1856
Extent:
1 item

20. Add MS 52958 S

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‘That blessed baby’, farce in one act by F. Moore. Licence sent 9 February 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 11 February 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. According to Nicoll, Published in Lacy’s, but the reference has not been verified. Keywords: servants, bachelors, childr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1856
Extent:
1 item