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9041. Add MS 52984 A

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‘The divorce, or, The old love and the new’, drama in three acts by W. Bertin. Licence sent 20 July 1859 for performance at the City of London. Signed Johnson and Cohen on front cover. Based on the serial ‘The divorce’, by Lady Clara Cavendish, published in Reynolds’s Miscellany, starting 19...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1859
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1 item

9042. Add MS 52951 U

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'Prince Prettypet and the butterfly' ('Papillonette, or, The prince, the butterfly and the beetle'), extravaganza in two acts by William Brough. Licence sent 22 December 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 26 December 1854. Note pasted in stating: 'The licenser is respectfully informed that th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1854
Extent:
1 item

9043. Add MS 52978 Q

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'Harlequin and Prince Brilliant' al. 'The king of the castle, or, Harlequin Prince Diamond and the Princess Brighteyes', pantomime by 'Alfred Crowquill' (i.e. A. H. Forrester). The second title has been added by the Examiner. Licence sent 6 December 1858 for performance at the Princess's Th...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1858
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1 item

9044. Add MS 53045 F

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'Tom Sheppard, or, The bright road of honesty and the dark path of crime'.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 23 September 1865 for performance at the Bower. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown but notes a performance subsequent to that at the Bower taking place on 31 May 1866 at the Grecian.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1865
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37 folios.

9045. Add MS 53100 U

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'Mercy's Choice; or, Shifting Scenes of a Workman's Life', by Frederick Marchant
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'Mercy's Choice; or, Shifting Scenes of a Workman's Life', by Frederick Marchant. Licence sent 2 October 1871 for performance at the Grecian Theatre, London. 35 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871
Extent:
1 item

9046. Add MS 53046 A

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'A happy result, or, An Alsatian dialogue', by G. Reed.
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Opera in one act, adapted from Offenbach. Licence sent 3 November 1865 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. The play is listed as author unknown in Nicoll.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1865
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8 folios.

9047. Add MS 53080 H

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'The Bavarian Girl, or, The black helmet', by W. E. Suter.
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Drama in four acts. Licence sent 12 November 1869 for performance at Sadler's Wells. A letter to W. B. Donne from Robert Edgar, dated 10 November 1869, introduces the play and notes that the play will be produced 'next Saturday' if permissable on folio i. The script is in the hand of the dramati...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Nov 1869
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i + 36 folios.

9048. Add MS 53082 L

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"What's it On", or, Shakespeare-ience Teaches, by W. Routledge.
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Burlesque. Licence sent 26 January 1870 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. Printed (1870). The play was performed 'For the benefit of The Sleigh Fund', as noted on folio 1. A list of characters with the names of the actors taking the roles is included on folio 18.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1870
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18 folios.

9049. Add MS 53123 K

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'Mieux est L'Ennemi du Bien', by Georges de Vigneux
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'Mieux est L'Ennemi du Bien', by Georges de Vigneux. Play read 5 June 1873 for a licence to perform at the Princess's Theatre, London. 7 folios.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1873
Extent:
1 item

9050. Add MS 53126 E

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Play by John Thomas Douglass, called 'James Willing'; actor and dramatist; submitted: 1873
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1873
Extent:
1 item