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11. Add MS 52985 L

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‘What will he do with it?’, drama in three acts by F. L. Phillips. Licence sent 17 October 1859 for performance at the Surrey. Bound in newspaper. Based on the novel ‘What will he do with it’ by ‘Pisistratus Caxton’ (i.e., Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton), Leipzig, 1857 in four volumes, republished...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Oct 1859
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1 item

12. Add MS 52985 B

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‘Virginius, or, The trials of a fond father’, burlesque in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 28 September 1859 for performance at the St. James’s on 1 October 1859. Copied in more than one hand. Contains words for songs. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 42, no. 627. Keywords: classical ci...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1859
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1 item

13. Add MS 52985 H

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‘Garibaldi’, a historical drama in four acts by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 10 October 1859 for performance at Astley’s. Contains detailed descriptions of stagecraft. Back cover to Act One contains reference to elephants written in ink. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a nu...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Oct 1859
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1 item

14. Add MS 52985 J

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‘The fool’s revenge’, tragedy in three acts by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 12 October 1859 for performance at Sadlers Wells on 18 October 1859. Prompt copy written in more than one hand, containing various additional stage directions in ink and pencil. Influenced by ‘Le roi s’amuse’ by Victor H...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1859
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1 item