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8341. Add MS 52951 J

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'Birds, beasts and fishes, or, Harlequin and natural history', pantomime in one act by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 20 December 1854 for performance at City of London 26 December 1854. Keywords: Harlequinade, science and technology, festivals and celebration, poverty, fairies and other the superna...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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20 Dec 1854
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1 item

8342. Add MS 52971 D

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'The voice of honour', drama in three acts. Licence sent 13 January 1858 for performance at the Royal Grecian 19 January 1858. Cover signed "Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager". Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Revived at the same theatre 22 August 1860. Keywords...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1858
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1 item

8343. Add MS 52973 O

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'Your likeness — one shilling', farce in one act by N. H. Harrington and E Yates. Licence sent 20 April 1858 for performance at the Strand 22 April 1858. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths and the expression 'I'll focus you' be omitted. Keywords: science and techn...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1858
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1 item

8344. Add MS 52974 J

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'The blood spot, or, The maiden, the miser and the murderer', drama in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence requested for performance 24 May 1858 at the Queen's, but refused. Request for licence signed C. J. James. The entry in the LCO Day Book Add. 53703 does not include any notes as to reasons for...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1858
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1 item

8345. Add MS 52974 O

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'Louisa Miller, or, Love and intrigue', tragic opera in three acts (for the music by Verdi), the English words by Charles Jefferys. Licence sent 28 May 1858 for performance at Sadlers Wells. Songs included in MS. The original libretto, based on Schiller's Kabale und Liebe, was written by S. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
28 May 1858
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1 item

8346. Add MS 52975 R

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'The bonnie fish wife', original farce in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 17 September 1858 for performance at the Strand 20 September 1858. Stage directions and cues underlined in red. Published in Lacy's, vol. 37, no. 551,as an 'original musical interlude'. Songs included in text. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1858
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1 item

8347. Add MS 52977 D

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'Tit, tat, toe, the three butcher boys all of a row, or, Harlequin, Mephistopheles, and Old Father Thames', pantomime by W. Cusnie. Licence sent 16 December 1858 for performance at the Effingham Saloon, 27 December 1858. Cover signed Mr. Morris Abrahams, proprietor. Comic scenes included in ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Dec 1858
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1 item

8348. Add MS 52978 G

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'Thirty three next birthday', farce in one act, by J. M. Morton. Imperfect (the ending of the play is missing). Licence sent 17 November 1858 for performance at the Princess's. Published in Lacy's, vol. 38, no. 563. Text varies from Lacy's edition, which provides the missing ending. Keywo...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Nov 1858
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1 item

8349. Add MS 52978 P

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'The tide of time', original comedy in three acts by Bayle Bernard. Licence sent 7 December 1858 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 13 December 1858. Acts bound in the wrong order. Acts two and three are copied by G. Hastings. Published in Lacy's, vol. 38, no. 556. Keywords: S...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1858
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1 item

8350. Add MS 52987 I

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‘Harlequin and Robin Redbreast, or, Prince Cock Sparrow’, pantomime by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 25 November 1859 for performance at the Queen’s, Manchester. Signed by the copyist J. H. Doyne (?), Manchester. Contains words for songs. Keywords: forest settings, animals, popular song, r...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1859
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1 item