Search

032-002003716

9191. Add MS 52952 Q

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52952 Q
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The writing on the shutters,' farce in one act. Licence sent 10 February 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 12 February 1855. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Songs included in MS. Keywords: servants, polic...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Feb 1855
Extent:
1 item

9192. Add MS 52952 S

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52952 S
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The maid of Bonfleur', drama in four acts. Licence sent 14 February 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 14 February 1855. 'The property of E. P. Smith' written on title page. Detailed stage directions included. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oath...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1855
Extent:
1 item

9193. Add MS 52953 R

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52953 R
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The sexton's bird, or, The orphan peeress of Greymoor Abbey', drama in two acts. Licence sent 31 March 1855 for performance at City of London 31 March 1855. Songs included in MS. Keywords: dance, peasants, land and farming, aristocracy, doctors and medicine, crime, orphans, illness, impriso...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1855
Extent:
1 item

9194. Add MS 52955 Q

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52955 Q
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Life in the trenches', drama in two acts. Licence sent 1 September 1855 for performance at the City of London 31 August 1855. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: English characters, French characters, Russian characters, British Empire, French imperialism, Russian imperialis...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1855
Extent:
1 item

9195. Add MS 52956 O

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52956 O
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Nitocris', an Egyptian burlesque in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 18 October 1855 for performance at the Strand 22 October 1855. Signed by F. Payne, lessee. For another version see Add. 52956 B. Keywords: Egyptian characters, Ethiopian characters, classical civilization, female vi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1855
Extent:
1 item

9196. Add MS 52956 P

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52956 P
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Prisoner of ham, or, The sealed packet', drama in one act. Licence sent 19 October 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 19 October 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: French influence, aristocracy, prisons and prisoners, military. ff. 18. Hoxton; Middlesex Britannia...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1855
Extent:
1 item

9197. Add MS 52959 J

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52959 J
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘Simon the tanner! or, The maid of the cherry tree garden of Bermondsey!’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 4 May 1856 for performance at the Victoria 7 April 1856. Request for licence signed J. Johnson Towers. Minor revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1856
Extent:
1 item

9198. Add MS 52959 N

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52959 N
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘The massacre of Glencoe! or, The fate of the MacDonald’s’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 8 May 1856 for performance at the Victoria 12 May 1856. Request for licence signed J. Johnson Towers. Some revisions to the text, and different papers used. Keywords: Scottish characters, supernatu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 1856
Extent:
1 item

9199. Add MS 52959 Y

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52959 Y
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘Monti the poisoner’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 31 May 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: gypsies, the supernatural, fairies and other supernatural creatures, poisonings, festivals and celebration, family...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1856
Extent:
1 item

9200. Add MS 52962 N

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 52962 N
Title:
Scope & Content:
‘Hyram Balthazar, or, The maniac Jew’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 November 1856 for performance at the Britannia 3 November 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: Jews and Judaism, law and the legal profession, fashion, poverty. ff. 14. Hoxton; Middlesex Britannia The...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item