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11. Add MS 52977 C

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'The rule of three', comedietta by F. Talfourd. Licence sent 16 December 1858 for performance at the Strand 20 December 1858. Published in Lacy's, vol. 38, no. 569. Stage directions differ between MS version and the Lacy's edition. Keywords: bachelors, marital relationships, music, games, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
16 Dec 1858
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1 item

12. Add MS 52977 T

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Comic sketch in one act for the opening of the new Adelphi Theatre, in one act. Licence sent 23 December 1858 for performance at the Adelphi 27 December 1858. Not listed in Nicoll. Actors' and manager's (Mr. Webster) names provided. Words for song included. Keywords: theatre, actors, female...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1858
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1 item

13. Add MS 52977 X

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'Jack the giant killer', comic pantomime in one act by James Twigg. Licence sent 24 December 1858 for performance at Bell's Circus, Newcastle on Tyne. The text lists actors' names next to the dramatis personae. Keywords: demons, giants, farmers, fairies, literary references, dreams, royalty,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1858
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1 item

14. Add MS 52977 N

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'Iliad, or, The siege of Troy', burlesque by R. B. Brough. Licence sent 21 December 1858 for performance at the Lyceum 24 December 1858. Cover signed Edmund Falconer, manager. Printed as The siege of Troy: a burlesque in one act, by Robert B. Brough (Winchester, 1859.) 'Comic scenes' are bo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1858
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1 item

15. Add MS 52977 S

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'Harlequin and the forty thieves, or, Ali Baba and the Fairy Ardinella', pantomime by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 23 December 1858 for performance at the Queen's 27 December 1858. Title page signed C. J. James . End of pantomime opening signed W. E. Suter. Words for songs given. Comic scenes ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1858
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1 item

16. Add MS 52977 H

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'Mazeppa' (altered from 'Byron's Mazeppa'), burlesque in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 20 December 1858 for performance at the Olympic. Contains extensive cuts and revisions. Words for songs given in MS. Some songs written in a different hand. The citation in Nicoll refers not to th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1858
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1 item

17. Add MS 52977 G

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'King Comet and Prince Quicksilver, or, Harlequin 'All the world and his wife', pantomime by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 20 December 1858 for performance at the City of London. Cover bears names of Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. Revisions and pencilled-in cues throughout text. 'Nelson Lee, 4 ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1858
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1 item

18. Add MS 52977 L

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'Handy, pandy – sugar and candy, which hand will you have, or, Harlequin Orpheus and his magic lute', original pantomime opening by J. Dolphin. Licence sent 22 December 1858 for performance at the Pavilion. The original title has been so heavily crossed out in ink that only a very few words ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1858
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1 item

19. Add MS 52977 O

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'Harlequin Baron Munchausen and his comical cream cob cruiser, or, The queen of the fairy steeds' haunt', pantomime by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 21 December 1858 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a phrase about the Lord Mayor be omit...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1858
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1 item

20. Add MS 52977 D

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'Tit, tat, toe, the three butcher boys all of a row, or, Harlequin, Mephistopheles, and Old Father Thames', pantomime by W. Cusnie. Licence sent 16 December 1858 for performance at the Effingham Saloon, 27 December 1858. Cover signed Mr. Morris Abrahams, proprietor. Comic scenes included in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Dec 1858
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1 item