Search

032-002003716

8911. Add MS 52942 S

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52942 S
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Hotel charges, or, How to cook a biffin', farcical sketch in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 6 October 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 10 October 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 12, no. 169. Keywo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Oct 1853
Extent:
1 item

8912. Add MS 52943 R

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52943 R
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Violette la grande, or, The life of an actress', drama in three acts adapted from the French by William. E. Suter. Licence sent 9 November 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 14 November 1853. Keywords: theatre, French influence, working women, debt and its consequences, illness, Pari...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Nov 1853
Extent:
1 item

8913. Add MS 52943 T

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52943 T
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The hope of the family' ('Borrowed plumes'), comedy in three acts by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 14 November 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 19 November 1853. Revisions throughout. Different types of paper with additional text inserted throughout. Published in Lacy's, vo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Nov 1853
Extent:
1 item

8914. Add MS 52943 V

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52943 V
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Whitebait at Greenwich', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 14 November 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 14 November 1853. Actors' names included in dramatis personae. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy's, vol...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Nov 1853
Extent:
1 item

8915. Add MS 52943 W

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52943 W
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The metempsychosis, or, Which is which', farce in one act by Albany Fonblanque. Licence sent 16 November 1853 for performance at the Marylebone 21 November 1853. Signed by J. William Wallack, lessee and manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Key...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Nov 1853
Extent:
1 item

8916. Add MS 52944 C

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52944 C
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The Chinese insurrection, or, The wonderful wall and the wise elephants of the magic gong', a grand equestrian and Chinese spectacle in three acts by George Almar. Licence sent 29 November 1853 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 5 December 1853. Signed by W. William Cooke. Songs...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Nov 1853
Extent:
1 item

8917. Add MS 52944 V

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52944 V
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Harlequin and King Humming Top, or, The world of toys', comic Christmas pantomime. Licence sent 19 December 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Songs included in MS. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: sport, harlequinade, Pop Goes the Weasel, industrialization, theatre, fai...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1853
Extent:
1 item

8918. Add MS 52945 EE

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52945 EE
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The letter', farce in one act. Licence sent 2 March 1854 for performance at the Princess’s 1 March 1854. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in dark blue. Keywords: travel, nautical interest, food and dining, family relationships, letters. ff. 17. Anon, writer of plays: 'The let...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1854
Extent:
1 item

8919. Add MS 52945 P

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52945 P
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Lynch law, or, The warden of Galway', drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 February 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records that 'The manager is requested to take notice that no representation of an execution—sho...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1854
Extent:
1 item

8920. Add MS 52945 S

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52945 S
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The woodman's horse, or, The false knight', a grand equestrian spectacle in two acts. Licence sent 15 February 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 20 February 1854. Signed by Wm. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. Keywords: illness, castles, mourning, hunting, arist...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Feb 1854
Extent:
1 item