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9161. Add MS 52937 L

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‘Louis XI’, a ‘grand melodramatic play’ in three acts by W. R. Markwell. Licence sent 26 January 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 14 February 1853. Signed by E. J. Smith. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 9, no. 34. Keywords: military, French influence, aristocracy, family rel...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1853
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1 item

9162. Add MS 52938 D

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Les philosophes de vingt ans, ‘proverbe’ in one act by Caroline Berton. Printed (1851). French. Licence sent 18 February 1853 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at the Théâtre du Gymnase 1 August 1851. Signed by J. Mitchell. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
18 Feb 1853
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1 item

9163. Add MS 52938 K

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'Amakosa, or Scene of Kaffir warfare’, a grand equestrian spectacle in three acts by Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 26 February 1853 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 28 March 1853. Signed by William Cook, Wm. West and W. B. Donne. Keywords: South Africa, animals, black character...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Feb 1853
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1 item

9164. Add MS 52940 E

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'The devil's three decker; or, The pirate's bride and the constancy of woman', drama in two acts. Licence sent 26 May 1853 for performance at the Victoria 30 May 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: nautical drama, letters, fallen women, suicide, cross-dre...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1853
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1 item

9165. Add MS 52941 C

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'Minnigrey', a romantic drama in two acts by James Elphinstone, ‘adapted from the tale lately publishing in the London Journal’. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 25 June 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. Three other versions were licenced in April 1852; one by ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1853
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1 item

9166. Add MS 52941 K

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'Sambodampalus', burlesque in one act by J. H. Tully. Licence sent 4 July 1853 for performance at the Strand circa 7 July 1853. Annotation asking for the grant of a licence signed by J. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. Keywords: black characters, English characters, Africa, aristocracy, t...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jul 1853
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1 item

9167. Add MS 52941 N

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'The spirit trapper! Or, The rapparee's mystery, a romance of the Eve of All Hallows' ('The rapparee's vengeance'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 19 July 1853 for performance at the Victoria 18 July 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: the supernatural, ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jul 1853
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1 item

9168. Add MS 52941 P

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'Going to Chobham, or, The petticoat captains', farce in one act by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 29 July 1853 for performance at the City of London 30 July 1853. Signed by Austin Lee. Published in Lacy's, vol. 11, no. 161. Keywords: feminism, military, disguise, cross dressing, gypsies, Ch...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jul 1853
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1 item

9169. Add MS 52941 Q

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'Old Adam, or, A father's dream', domestic drama in two acts by W. Thompson Townsend. Licence sent 4 August 1853 for performance at the City of London 6 August 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Written in a number of hands and on different types of paper. Keywords: age and age...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Aug 1853
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1 item

9170. Add MS 52942 B

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'Mont Blanc, or, The witch of the Alps' ('Avalanche! or, The murder in the snow!'), romantic drama in two acts by T. E. Wilks. Licence sent 26 August 1853 for performance at the Queen's 5 September 1853. Signed by C. F. James. Text written on a number of different types of paper. Revisions ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1853
Extent:
1 item