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8391. Add MS 52941 U

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'Wanted—a situation', a farce in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 25 August 1853 for performance at the Olympic 29 August 1853. Title page lists Francis Talfourd's address: 67 Russell Square. Signed by Edward Murray and W. Farren. Stage directions pencilled in. Keywords: lodgers a...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1853
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1 item

8392. Add MS 52945 AA

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'The anonymous letter', farce in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 23 February 1854 for performance at the Strand 27 February 1854. Request for licence written and signed by W. Allcroft. Keywords: pubs and inns, letters, Irish characters, impersonation, disguise, cross-dressing. ff....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Feb 1854
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1 item

8393. Add MS 52945 FF

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'My cook and housekeeper' ('The first fib'), farce in one act. Licence sent 3 March 1854 for performance at Theatre Royal Drury Lane 9 March 1854. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words 'O Lord' and the sentence 'He would tell a lie to the Bisho...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1854
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1 item

8394. Add MS 52945 GG

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La grand mère, ou, Les trois amours', comédie-vaudeville in three acts. Printed. French. Licence sent 4 March 1854 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at Théâtre de Gymnase 14 March 1840. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that phrases containing the ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
4 Mar 1854
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1 item

8395. Add MS 52945 N

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'The carpet bag and sketch book,' lecture. Not listed in either LCO Day Book (Add. 53073) or Nicoll. Keywords: science and technology, education, theatre, trains and rail travel, London. ff. 25. Anon, writer of plays: 'The carpet bag and sketch book', lecture: c1854.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1854
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1 item

8396. Add MS 52946 AA

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'Aston Hall, or, Birmingham in 1643', local historical drama in three acts. Licence sent 11 April 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham the same day. Signed by H. Hall, stage manager. Keywords: English Civil War, disfigurement, Birmingham, treason, revolution, poisoning, lette...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1854
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1 item

8397. Add MS 52946 BB

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'Iran Safferi', drama in three acts. Licence sent 10 April 1854 for performance at the Surrey 17 April 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick, lessees. Keywords: Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey, Russian empire, opium, mountain settings, the Balkans, kidnapping...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1854
Extent:
1 item

8398. Add MS 52946 DD

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'The withered daisies, or, A midnight marriage', drama in two acts by William Seaman. Licence sent 10 April 1854 for performance at the City of London Theatre 17 April 1854. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a frequently recurring ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1854
Extent:
1 item

8399. Add MS 52946 V

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'The moustache movement', farce in one act by R. B. Brough. Licence sent 28 March 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 30 March 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Last few pages on different paper and in a different hand. Published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 205. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1854
Extent:
1 item

8400. Add MS 52946 W

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'The magic branch, or, The golden palace of fairy land', burlesque in extravaganza in one act by F. D. Collis. Licence sent 31 March 1854 for performance at the Marylebone 17 April 1854. Signed by J. William Wallack, manager. Songs included in MS. Extensive stage directions, descriptions of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1854
Extent:
1 item