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9121. Add MS 52973 A

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'A doubtful victory', comedietta in one act by John Oxenford. Licence sent 25 March 1858 for performance at the Olympic. Actors' initials listed alongside dramatis personae. Published in Lacy's, vol. 36, no. 531. Keywords: land and farming, military, family relationships. ff. 50. John Oxe...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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25 Mar 1858
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1 item

9122. Add MS 52975 S

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Nothing to nurse, original farce in one act by Charles M. Walcot. Printed (Lacy's edition, vol. 33, no. 485.) Licence sent 15 September 1858 for performance at the Strand. Letter written on title page and signed by C. Swanborough suggests the theatre may have been accused of performing the p...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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15 Sep 1858
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1 item

9123. Add MS 52975 W

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'Paved with gold', drama in three acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 11 September 1858 for performance at the Victoria 20 September 1858. Request for licence written by Isaac Cohen and signed 'J. J. Towers'. The play is based on the novel Paved with gold, or, The romance and reality of th...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1858
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1 item

9124. Add MS 52976 D

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'The red vial', drama in three acts by Wilkie Collins. Autograph and signed. Licence sent 2 October 1858 for performance at the Olympic. Contains revisions to text and extensive stage directions. Keywords: Jews, Frankfurt, servants, family relationships, fathers, sons, mothers, daughters, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Oct 1858
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1 item

9125. Add MS 52976 N

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'Wooing in jest and loving in earnest', comedietta in one act by A. C. Troughton. Licence sent 26 October 1858 for performance at the Strand. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 37, no. 555. Keywords: widows, military, rural ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1858
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1 item

9126. Add MS 52976 P

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'The brigand's secret', original drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 1 November 1858 for performance at the Britannia Saloon. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Words for songs given in text. Keywords: Italian settings, Italian character names, brigands, robbery, disguise,...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1858
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1 item

9127. Add MS 52977 J

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'Robin Hood', pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1858 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Cover signed E. J. Smith. Comic scenes included in MS. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53703. Keywords: music, popular song, operatic references, fairies, legend, dance, disguise, spor...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1858
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1 item

9128. Add MS 52977 Z

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'Caught and caged', operetta in one act by J. P. Simpson. Licence sent 31 December 1858 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Durham. Cover signed W. J. Tennant, 32 Golden Square, London. 'August 30th 1858. Westbury House, Barking, Essex' written on last page. Words of songs given. Keyword...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1858
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1 item

9129. Add MS 52978 I

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'The beguiled one', drama in two acts by William Seaman. Licence sent 22 November 1858 for performance at the Britannia. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: French influence and settings, land and farming, nobility, family relationships, pre-revolutionary France, false marriage,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1858
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1 item

9130. Add MS 52988 E

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‘Harlequin Tom Moody and Old Towler, or, The goddess Diana and the Fairy Progress ’, ‘grand comic equestrian pantomime’ by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 17 December 1859 for performance at Astleys. Keywords: Greek mythology, legends, horses, fairies, hunting, trains, dance, tableaus, pictures, tra...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1859
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1 item