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9331. Add MS 52940 J

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'Love and avarice', drama in two acts. Licence sent 1 June 1853 for performance at the Olympic 6 June 1853. Signed by W. Farren, manager. Keywords: food and dining, family relationships, crime. ff. 107. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Olympic Theatre: 'Love and avarice', drama in t...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1853
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1 item

9332. Add MS 52943 H

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'The commencement of a bad farce; but which, however, it is hoped will prove to be Wright at last', farce in one act. Licence sent 29 October 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 31 October 1853. Portion of letter requiring phrases to be omitted has been copied into LCO Day Book Add. 53703. Li...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Oct 1853
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1 item

9333. Add MS 52955 A

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'Change for a sovereign', drama in two acts. Licence sent 13 July 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 16 July 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Signed by copyist ‘Robt. Watkins, 21 Bow Street’ on last page. Keywords: French influence, Pre-Revolutionary Fra...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1855
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1 item

9334. Add MS 52957 U

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'Harlequin and the five senses! or, Happy Land and Evil Land, and the union of the allied powers in the realms of truth and light!', pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1855 for performance at the Victoria 26 December 1855. Request for licence written and signed by J. Johnson Towers, lessee. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1855
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1 item

9335. Add MS 52959 BB

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‘A snake in the grass’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 4 June 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 9 June 1856. Cover signed Ro. Conquest, proprietor and manager. Keywords: science and technology, poisoning, French influence, debt and its consequences, murder. ff. 61. London; Secu...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1856
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1 item

9336. Add MS 52963 Z

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‘Harlequin William the Conquerer and King Vice of the silent city, or, War wine and love and Queen Virtue in the vistas of light and glitter’, pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1856 for performance at the Victoria 27 December 1856. Request for licence signed J. Johnson Towers. Songs includ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1856
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1 item

9337. Add MS 52982 X

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‘Caught by the ears’, farcical extravaganza in one act by C. Selby. Licence sent 28 May 1859 for performance at the Strand. Copied by G. Hastings. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 41, no.604. Lacy’s edition includes musical excerpts for piano and voices. Keywords: music, operatic references, pop...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 1859
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1 item

9338. Add MS 52994 B

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'The oath and the hour, or, The Venetian's vengeance', drama in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 21 June 1860 for performance at the Queen's. Cover signed C. J. James. Minor corrections in pencil. Each act signed by W. E. Suter. Keywords: disguise, Venice, exile, prison and prisoners,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 1860
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1 item

9339. Add MS 53000 J

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'Emmiline, or, The child of fortune', drama in two acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 26 January 1861 for performance at the Effingham. Front cover and cover of Act II signed Morris Abrahams and W. E. Suter. Cited as 'Emmeline' in both Nicoll and LCO Day Book Add. 52703. MS consistently repl...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1861
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1 item

9340. Add MS 53003 M

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'Highways and byeways of life', (sic), drama in three acts and a prologue by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 24 April 1861 for performance at the Grecian. ff. 36. William E. Suter, dramatist: Plays by, submitted: 1852-1866.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Apr 1861
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1 item