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8031. Add MS 52963 C

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‘Old Mother Hubbard and her comical dog, or, Harlequin Jack Horner and Margery Daw’, pantomime. Licence sent 27 November 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham. Speaking cues and stage directions underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Listed neither in the LCO Day Book Add. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Nov 1856
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1 item

8032. Add MS 52964 R

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'Ida May, the child of fortune' ('Ida May, the kidnapped child'), drama in three acts. Licence sent 18 March 1857 for performance at the Marylebone 9 February 1857. Intended performance date listed on title page as 9 February 1857. Keywords: America, American characters, black characters, ki...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Mar 1857
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1 item

8033. Add MS 52965 N

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'The glover and fan, or, A signal engagement', drama in three acts. Licence sent 1 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester the same day. "The property of John Knowles, proprietor of Theatre Royal Manchester" written on cover and second page. Keywords: French influence, Ger...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1857
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1 item

8034. Add MS 52967 V

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'The nondescript', interlude in one act. Licence sent 5 August 1857 for performance at the Strand the same day. ‘J. M. Cooper, 86 Hercules Bldgs, Lambeth’ written on cover. Keywords: art and artists, disguise, cross-dressing. ff. 11. London. Secular Institutions; Theatres. Strand Theatre: ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1857
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1 item

8035. Add MS 52968 O

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'The sacrifice, or, Love unto death', drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 October 1857 for performance at the Surrey the same day. 'Indian piece' written on cover of act three. Signed Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick on last page. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1857
Extent:
1 item

8036. Add MS 52979 F

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‘The sister's sacrifice’ (‘The sister’s sacrifice, or, The orphans of Valneige’), drama in three acts by S. French. Licence sent 17 January 1859 for performance at the Lyceum on 20 January 1859. Keywords: French settings, orphans, rural setting, mountain setting, farmers, festivals and celebr...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item

8037. Add MS 52980 A

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‘William and Susan’, ballad opera in three acts by T. H. Reynoldson, music by J. H. Tully. Listed in Nicoll as ‘William and Susan, or, All in the downs’. Licence sent 25 February 1859 for performance at Drury Lane. Keywords: sailors, nautical drama, ships as settings, seaside setting, Deal,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Feb 1859
Extent:
1 item

8038. Add MS 52980 Q

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‘The accidental son, or, Bruschino’, the comic opera by Rossini, with English words written and adapted by T. H. Reynoldson (from the original libretto by G. M. Foppa, based on the text by A. de Chazet and E. T. M. Ourry.) Licence sent 17 March 1859 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1859
Extent:
1 item

8039. Add MS 52987 R

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Damon and Pythias, burlesque in one act by Frederick W. Burton. Printed. Licence sent 14 December 1859 for performance at the Soho. First performed by the New Oxford Dramatic Club. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a line of text be omitted. Keywords: Greek mythology, b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Dec 1859
Extent:
1 item

8040. Add MS 52988 G

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‘Harlequin Bluebeard, the Great Bashaw, or, The fairy of the silver palace of the sea’, pantomime by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 20 December 1859 for performance at the Queens on 26 December 1859. Back page signed W. E. Suter. Comic scenes bound into the middle of MS. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1859
Extent:
1 item