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21. Add MS 52960 F

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‘The custom of the country, or, Yankee help’, farce in one act by -- Walcott. Licence sent 27 June 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 30 June 1856. ‘Property of Mr. B. Williams’ written on cover. Actors’ names included in MS. John Proctor listed as ‘prompter’. Nicoll lists the play under ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1856
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1 item

22. Add MS 52960 L

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‘Medea’, tragedy in one act by Thomas J. Williams. Licence sent 12 July 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 14 July 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Songs included in MS. Keywords: classical civilization, murder, children. ff. 17. Thomas John Williams, dramatist: London; Se...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
12 Jul 1856
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1 item

23. Add MS 52960 W

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Ireland as it is, drama in three acts by J. H. Amherst. Printed (n.d.). Licence sent 11 August 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 18 August 1856. Includes cast of characters, stage business, costumes, and relative positions on stage. Keywords: land and farming, Ireland, emigration, crime, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Aug 1856
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1 item

24. Add MS 52960 M

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‘The mistress of the hotel’, comedy in three acts by Carlo Goldoni. Printed (1856). Italian with English translation by Thomas Williams. Licence sent 12 July 1856 for performance at the Lyceum. Signed Kemble, Esq., 94 Mount St, Grosvenor Square. With Add. 52960 B, C, D, I, and N, part of t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
12 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

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Francesca da Rimini, tragedy in five acts, by Sylvio Pellico. Printed (1856). Italian with English translation by Thomas Williams. Licence sent 16 July 1856 for performance at the Lyceum. With Add. 52960 B, C, D, I, and M, part of the season in which Madame Ristori and company appeared. K...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
16 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

26. Add MS 52960 I

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Rosamunda, tragedy in five acts, by Vittorio Alfieri. Printed (1856). Italian with English translation by Thomas Williams. Licence sent 27 June 1856 for performance at the Lyceum. ‘Represented at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, by Madame Ristori and an Italian dramatic company, June 1856’: see al...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
27 Jun 1856
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1 item

27. Add MS 52960 T

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‘Our wife! or, The rose of Amiens’, drama in two acts by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 14 August 1856 for performance at the Princess’s 18 November 1856. Songs included in MS. Keywords: French influence, dance, fashion, aristocracy. ff. 34. Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Birmingham; City of....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

28. Add MS 52960 O

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‘Second love’, original comic drama in three acts by G. W. Simms and J. Bradshaw. Licence sent 22 July 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 23 July 1856. Request for licence signed by J. B. Buckstone. Written in Buckstone and Webster’s copyist’s hand. Signed G. W. Simms and ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1856
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1 item

29. Add MS 52960 P

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‘A grand baby show, this day; or, Simms in long clothes again’, original farce in one act by G. W. Simms and John Bradshaw. Licence sent 17 July 1856 for performance at the Queen’s 16 July 1856. Letter requesting licence signed “George William Simms, comedian” bound into MS. Incorrectly boun...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

30. Add MS 52960 C

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Marie Stuart, tragedy in five acts by F. Schiller. Printed (1855). Italian with French translation. Licence sent 11 June 1856 for performance at the Lyceum. Original first performance at the Théâtre Impérial Italien 26 June 1855. With 52960 B, D, I, M and N, part of the season in which Mad...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
11 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item