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21. Add MS 52965 B

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'The red man of Hammelberg, or, The price of life' ('The red man, or The headsman'), drama in two acts by William Seaman. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Victoria the same day. Request for licence signed J. J. Towers. Some revisions to text. Keywords: German influence, poli...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
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1 item

22. Add MS 52965 W

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'The way of the world', comedy in three acts by G. Conquest. Licence sent 15 April 1857 for performance at the Grecian Saloon the same day. Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Revisions made to text and different types of paper used. Keywords: art and artists, speculation, tra...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1857
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1 item

23. Add MS 52965 E

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'Angel or devil', drama in one act by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 7 April 1857 for performance at the Lyceum 2 March 1857. Intended date of performance is listed on cover as 2 March 1857. Published in Lacy's, vol. 29, no. 434. Keywords: French influence, Revolutionary France, revolution, aris...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1857
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1 item

24. Add MS 52965 Z

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'William Tell', burlesque in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at the Strand 13 April 1857. Nicoll also lists the performance of a revised text at the Strand 27 June 1857. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that a larg...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1857
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1 item

25. Add MS 52965 O

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'The belle and the boor', a comedietta in one act. Licence sent 2 April 1857 for performance at the St. James’s 23 March 1857. Keywords: Restoration England, sport, natural phenomena, aristocracy, land and farming. ff. 11. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. St James' Theatre: 'The bell...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
2 Apr 1857
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1 item

26. Add MS 52965 C

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'The three brothers of Normandy, or, The compact of life and death', drama in three acts. Licence sent 7 April 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Songs included in MS. Keywords: Austerlitz, Austria, military, French characters, F...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1857
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1 item

27. Add MS 52965 X

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'Two can play at that game', comedietta in one act by Walter Gordon. Licence sent 15 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Plymouth the same day. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Keywords: art and artists, letters. ff. 32. William Aylmer Gowing, called 'Walte...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1857
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1 item

28. Add MS 52965 J

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'A life's trial', drama in four acts by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 19 March 1857. Intended performance date listed on cover is 19 March 1857. Revisions throughout the text. Published in Lacy's, vol. 30, no. 436. Keywords: speculat...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1857
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1 item

29. Add MS 52965 U

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'The Spanish girl, or, The spy of Naples', drama in three acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 9 April 1857 performance at the City of London Theatre 13 April 1857. Keywords: Spanish influence, Naples, police, nautical interest, aristocracy, imprisonment, treason. ff. 20. George Dibdin Pitt, a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1857
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1 item

30. Add MS 52965 D

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'Pride and poverty, or, The real poor of London', drama in two acts by Ben Barnett and J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 3 March 1857 for performance at the Strand. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: London, poverty, working class characters, debt and its consequences, crime. ff. 15. Benjamin Bar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1857
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1 item