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21. Add MS 52958 L

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‘The victor vanquished’, comedy in one act by Charles Dance. Licence sent 21 January 1856 for performance at the Princess’s. Also performed in 1845. Published in Lacy’s vol. 26, no. 376. Keywords: aristocracy, disguise, impersonation, Tartars, fashion, treason. ff. 19. Charles Dance, dram...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
21 Jan 1856
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1 item

22. Add MS 52958 U

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‘Pigeons and hawks’, farcical comedy in two acts by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 14 February 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 14 February 1856. Signed Ro. Conquest, proprietor and manager. Nicoll lists the play under ‘unknown authors’. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1856
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1 item

23. Add MS 52958 CC

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‘How we live, or, London labour and the London poor’, drama in three acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 18 March 1856 for performance at the Surrey 24 March 1856. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 lists title as ‘How we live in the world of London’. Cover signed ‘Mr Smith ?? Haymarket’. See anothe...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Mar 1856
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1 item

24. Add MS 52958 R

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‘Peace at any price’, farce in one act by T. W. Robertson. Licence sent 8 February 1856 for performance at the Strand 11 February 1856. ‘J. P. Wooler, 17 Wellington Street, Islington’ written on cover. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: fami...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1856
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1 item

25. Add MS 52958 V

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‘The bride of Poland, or, The secret leader’, drama in two acts by R. Dodson. Licence sent 14 February 1856 for performance at the Bower Saloon 14 February 1856. Diagrams included. Keywords: aristocracy, treason, dance, family relationships, military, peasants, stagecraft, castles. ff. 39. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1856
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1 item

26. Add MS 52958 O

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‘The boots at the Holly Tree Inn, or, The infant elopement to Gretna Green’, illustrative sketch in one act by Benjamin N. Webster. Licence sent 31 January 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 31 January 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipu...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1856
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1 item

27. Add MS 52958 T

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‘The Arab of the desert and the faithful steed’, oriental spectacle in two acts by W. Cooke. Licence sent 14 February 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 18 February 1856. Signed William Cooke and W. West. Keywords: Muslims and Islam, animals, family relationships, aristocrac...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1856
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1 item

28. Add MS 52958 E

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‘An act in the life of Garrick’, comedy in one act translated from the German by Hermann Vezin. Licence sent 5 January 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal Liverpool 5 January 1856. Keywords: theatre, literature and literary reference, festival and celebration. ff. 16. Hermann Vezin, a...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1856
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1 item

29. Add MS 52958 Z

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‘A prince for an hour’, farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 8 March 1856 for performance at the Princess’s 24 March 1856. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 25, no. 373. Keywords: Italy, Italian influence, aristocracy, French imperiali...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1856
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1 item

30. Add MS 52958 F

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‘The black gondola’, drama in one act by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 29 February 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 29 February 1856. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: prisons and prisoners, aristocracy, Italian influence, Venice, treason. ff. 13. Colin Henry Hazlewood, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Feb 1856
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1 item