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8371. Add MS 52930 Q

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‘The little captive king, or, A mother’s sorrows’ ('Louis, the little captive king'), drama in two acts by W.T. Townsend. Licence sent 10 March 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 15 March 1852. J. C. Morgan listed as prompter for ‘Mr. Thorne Lessee’ on last page. Keywords: French Revolutio...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1852
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1 item

8372. Add MS 52930 S

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‘The Corsican brothers, or, The scarlet letter’, drama in three acts by George Almar. Licence sent 11 March 1852 for performance at the Victoria 15 March 1852. Two different types of paper used and passages crossed out throughout. Page 2 contains space for a song to be inserted. For other v...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1852
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1 item

8373. Add MS 52930 W

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‘Love’s device, or, Where there’s a will there’s a way’, interlude in one act. Licence sent 17 March 1852 for performance at the Surrey. Red underlining of stage directions and speaking cues throughout some of the text. Title page signed by Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Songs included in M...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1852
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1 item

8374. Add MS 52931 P

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‘Minnigrey’, drama in four acts. Licence sent 15 April 1852 for performance at the City of London Theatre 15 April 1852. Title page lists Mssrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a number of phrases be omitted in representation of the text. Two oth...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1852
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1 item

8375. Add MS 52932 B

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‘The lucky Friday’, serio-comic drama in one act by A. S. Wigan. Licence sent 29 April 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 7 May 1852. ‘New Farce’ appears on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word ‘damned’ be omitted. Keywords: property, animals, the su...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Apr 1852
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1 item

8376. Add MS 52932 D

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‘Venus with a tippet on!’ musical comic drama in one act by Charles A. Somerset. Licence sent 30 April 1852 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 5 July 1852. Theatre manager’s name on the title-page. Songs included in MS. For another version, see LC Plays Add. 52932 I. Keywords: art and a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1852
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1 item

8377. Add MS 52932 R

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‘The triumph of the standard, or, Ben and Bob the British bull dogs’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 28 May 1852 for performance at the Standard 31 May 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word ‘damned’ be omitted. Keywords: nautical drama, English characters, Fren...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 1852
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1 item

8378. Add MS 52933 O

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‘The maid and the magpie’, operatic burlesque in one act. Licence sent 2 August 1852 for performance at the Victoria 9 August 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. The exact relationship of this text to the libretto of Rossini’s opera La gazza ladra, usually translat...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1852
Extent:
1 item

8379. Add MS 52933 V

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‘The betting boy’s career, from the counting house to the hulks’, (‘Fifty to one against him’), drama in two acts. Licence sent 12 August 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 12 August 1852. Stage directions require that ‘plates’ be ‘struck.’ A ‘picture reference’ list for ‘numbers’ 1 - 5 ap...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Aug 1852
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1 item

8380. Add MS 52935 D

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‘Wanted. 1,000 spirited young milliners for the gold diggings’, farce in one act by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 2 October 1852 for performance at the Olympic 2 October 1852. ‘Willm Farren, Manager’ appears on title page. Revisions not the work of the Examiner of Plays appear throughout text. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1852
Extent:
1 item