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9171. Add MS 52943 C

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'Sequin, or, The scalp hunter', drama in three acts. Licence sent 22 October 1853 for performance at the City of London 24 October 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths and the phrase 'by Jesus' be omitted. Keywords: A...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Oct 1853
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1 item

9172. Add MS 52943 G

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'A pretty piece of business', farce in one act by Thomas Morton the younger. Licence sent 27 October 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 1 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 176. Keywords: nautical dra...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1853
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1 item

9173. Add MS 52943 S

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'Louisa Meller, the musician's daughter', drama in two acts. Licence sent 12 November 1853 for performance at the Britannia 21 November 1853. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: divorce, aristocracy, adultery, musicians, murder, poisoning, suicide, politicians. ff. 30. Hoxton; Mid...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1853
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1 item

9174. Add MS 52943 Y

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'Woman and her master', drama in two acts by William Seaman. Licence sent 22 November 1853 for performance at City of London 28 November 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee, managers. Keywords: natural phenomena, illness, illegitimacy, travel. ff. 17. William Seaman, writer of p...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1853
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1 item

9175. Add MS 52944 E

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'Harlequin and the miller and his men, or, King Salamander and the fairy of the azure lake', grand comic Christmas pantomime by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 9 December 1853 for performance at the Princess 26 December 1853. Stage directions underlined in red. Keywords: fairies and other superna...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Dec 1853
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1 item

9176. Add MS 52945 DD

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'Away with melancholy', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 1 March 1854 for performance at the Princess’ 13 March 1854. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 196. Keywords: lodgers and boarding houses, Bath...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1854
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1 item

9177. Add MS 52946 FF

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'The Wallachian, or, The passage of the Danube', a picture of the principalities seen during the Turkish War in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 10 April 1854 for performance at the Pavilion 17 April 1854. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. Text not listed in the LCO Day Book Add. 53073....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1854
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1 item

9178. Add MS 52946 GG

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'The World's War! or, The siege of Jerusalem at the Turks honour and the Christians valour', a historical play in three acts. Licence sent 11 April 1854 for performance at the Victoria 17 April 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Written in different hands and on d...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1854
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1 item

9179. Add MS 52946 Q

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'Wanted, a she-wolf', farce in one act by 'Slingsby Lawrence' (i.e. G. H. Lewes). Licence sent 23 March 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 29 March 1854. Keywords: German influence, science and technology, education, food and dining, Germany, family relationships, illegitimacy. ff. 44. Geor...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1854
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1 item

9180. Add MS 52947 A

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'Ben Bolt', drama in two acts. Licence sent 20 April 1854 for performance at the Standard. Signed by John Douglass, proprietor. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. For another version see Add. 52946 P. Keywords: peasants, food and dining, theatre, work...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1854
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1 item