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8431. Add MS 52960 H

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‘Mr. Hughes at home’, petite comedy in one act. Licence sent 27 June 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 2 July 1856. Request for licence signed J. B. Buckstone. Keywords: theatre, dance, bachelors, widows. ff. 15. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Theatre Royal, Hay...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1856
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1 item

8432. Add MS 52961 P

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‘Dred’, burlesque in one act. Licence sent 16 October 1856 for performance at the Bower Saloon 16 October 1856. Cover signed W. Dean, manager. See also Add. 52961 N, 52962 G, 52962 H, 52962 L, and 52962 U. Keywords: poverty, black characters, America, slavery and abolitionism, American Sout...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1856
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1 item

8433. Add MS 52962 U

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‘Dred, a tale of the dismal swamp’, equestrian drama in two acts. Licence sent 18 November 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 15 November 1856. Cover signed W. Cooke, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Not l...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Nov 1856
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1 item

8434. Add MS 52963 H

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‘Puss in boots, or, Harlequin the miller’s son, and the ogre’, comic pantomime. Licence sent 13 December 1856 for performance at the Queen’s Theatre Edinburgh. Speaking cues and stage directions underlined in red. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: harlequinade, working class characters, Ameri...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1856
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1 item

8435. Add MS 52963 Q

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‘King Jupiter, or, The freaks of the Graces’, burlesque in one act. Licence sent 19 December 1856 for performance at the Effingham Saloon 26 December 1856. Cover signed proprietor, Mr Morris Abrahams. Songs included in MS. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatures, drinking and dru...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

8436. Add MS 52964 X

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'Dred! or, The dismal swamp', drama in three acts. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Marylebone 16 February 1857. For other versions, see Add. 52961 N, 52961 P, 52962 G, 52962 H, 52962 L and 52962 U. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: slavery and abolitionism, American South, Am...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1857
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1 item

8437. Add MS 52967 B

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'L'opéra aux fenêtres', opérette bouffe in one act. French. Licence sent 19 June 1857 for performance at the St. James’s. Cover signed J. Mitchell. Does not appear to be listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: theatre, French influence, musicians, dance, education. ff. 16. London; S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
19 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

8438. Add MS 52967 I

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'Latest from New York' ('Nine points of the law', 'One plague drives out another', A Yankee trap for our old bird', 'Seraphina Serena Sprout'), farce in one act by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 27 June 1857 for performance at the Adelphi. 'One of the above are the proposed title of the new farce'...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

8439. Add MS 52969 K

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'The storming and capture of Dehli', grand military spectacle in three acts. Licence sent 24 November 1857 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 23 November 1857. Cover signed William Cook, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 5307...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1857
Extent:
1 item

8440. Add MS 52969 Q

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'The snake king, and the frog prince, or, Harlequin and the queen of the water lilly', pantomime. Licence sent 30 November 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Manchester the same day. Songs included in MS. Ending of play written on different sized paper from rest of text. Keywords: ha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Nov 1857
Extent:
1 item