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11. Add MS 52959 Y

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‘Monti the poisoner’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 31 May 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: gypsies, the supernatural, fairies and other supernatural creatures, poisonings, festivals and celebration, family...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1856
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1 item

12. Add MS 52959 BB

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‘A snake in the grass’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 4 June 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 9 June 1856. Cover signed Ro. Conquest, proprietor and manager. Keywords: science and technology, poisoning, French influence, debt and its consequences, murder. ff. 61. London; Secu...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1856
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1 item

13. Add MS 52959 F

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‘A fascinating individual, or, Too agreeable by half’, farce in one act by Henry Danvers. Licence sent 16 April 1856 for performance at the Olympic 9 June 1856. Letter signed by ‘Mr. J. Linden for Mr. A. Wigan’ bound into MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 27, no. 394. Keywords: industrialisatio...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Apr 1856
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1 item

14. Add MS 52959 L

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‘Muleteer of Toledo’, comedietta in one act. Licence sent 6 May 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 12 May 1856. Cover signed Ro. Conquest, responsible manager and proprietor. Songs included in MS. See also another version as Add. 52953 P. Keywords: Spanish characters, Spain, peasant...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 May 1856
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1 item

15. Add MS 52959 G

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‘Sarah’s young man’, farce in one act by William E. Suter. Licence sent 19 April 1856 for performance at the Surrey 21 April 1856. Cover signed Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 31, no. 463. Keywords: servants, debt and its consequences, Ratcatcher’s Daughter, fashion...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Apr 1856
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1 item

16. Add MS 52959 I

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‘Winning the widow’, interlude in one act by Lucy Newbery, “being an alteration of Mrs. Charles Kemble’s personation; with the two additional characters of Flora and Peter”. Licence sent 3 May 1856 for performance at the Soho Theatre 28 May 1856. Keywords: military, fashion, disguise, servant...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1856
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1 item

17. Add MS 52959 P

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‘Carlo Brunari, or, The mounted brigands of the Abruzzi’, original equestrian spectacle in two acts by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 8 May 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 12 May 1856. Cover signed William Cook, lessee and manager, W. West, stage manager. Keywords: crime, a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 1856
Extent:
1 item

18. Add MS 52959 H

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‘The Yankee housekeeper’ (‘The Yankee girl’), farce in one act by W. J. Florence, written expressly for Mrs. Anna Malvina Florence. Licence sent 24 April 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 28 April 1856. Cover signed ‘Tully, T.R. Drury Lane’. Revisions including insertion ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item

19. Add MS 52959 DD

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‘Going to see the fireworks’, farce in one act by Colbert Harding. Licence sent 11 June 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 11 June 1856. Signed C. Cardinil, 9 Stanhope Street, Glo’ster Gate, Regent’s Park in same hand as MS. Actor’s names listed alongside dramatis personae. Keywords:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jun 1856
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1 item

20. Add MS 52959 Z

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‘Musical Bob! or, Sharps, flats, and naturals’, farce in one act by W. Dean. Licence sent 31 May 1856 for performance at the Bower Saloon 31 May 1856. Extensive stage directions. Songs included in MS. Keywords: musicians, children, family relationships. ff. 17. William Dean, writer of play...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1856
Extent:
1 item