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9851. Add MS 52933 Q

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‘Oscar the Dane, or, The mysterious man of Australia’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 5 August 1852 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 11 August 1852. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Extensive underlined stage directions. Keywords: Australia, German characters, Danish characters, E...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1852
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1 item

9852. Add MS 52934 G

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‘Uncle Tom’s cabin’, drama in two acts by Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 17 September 1852 for performance at the Olympic 20 September 1852. Title page signed ‘W. Farren, Manager.’ Underlined stage directions and revisions not the work of the Examiner of Plays appear throughout the text. Dia...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1852
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1 item

9853. Add MS 52935 G

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‘The silver tower, or, The prince of the Orange Islands’, fairy extravaganza in two acts by C. Stanfield James. Licence sent 8 October 1852 for performance at the Queen’s 11 October 1852. Request for licence written and signed by C. S. James. Dramatis personae includes detailed description o...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1852
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1 item

9854. Add MS 52935 K

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‘Sarah Blangi’ (‘Sarah the Creole’), drama in five acts by Morris Barnett. Licence sent 12 October 1852 for performance at the Olympic 18 October 1852. Title page lists ‘Will Farren, Manager.’ Dramatis personae lists actors’ names including ‘Farren’. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stip...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1852
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1 item

9855. Add MS 52935 S

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'Oberon; or, The charmed horn’, masque by Mr. Beckett. Partly printed. Licence sent 25 October 1852 for performance at the Standard 25 October 1852. 'Written expressly by Mr. Beckett for his company of living marionettes, Royal Standard Theatre, October 1852.' Signed by Thomas W. Beckett. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1852
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1 item

9856. Add MS 52935 T

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'Civilization', a play in five acts by John H. Wilkins. Licence sent 25 October 1852 for performance at the City of London Theatre 10 November 1852. Signed Mssrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the expressions 'Lord' and 'O Lord' be omitted. Pub...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1852
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1 item

9857. Add MS 52935 Z

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'A capital match’, farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 November 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 4 November 1852. Names of actors included with the dramatis personae. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions throughout. Stage dir...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1852
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1 item

9858. Add MS 52936 X

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'Dick Whittington and his cat, or, Old Dame Fortune and Harlequin Lord Mayor of London', pantomime by T. L. Greenwood. Licence sent 21 December 1852 for performance at Sadlers Wells 27 December 1852. Keywords: London, stagecraft, Commedia dell'Arte, animals, food and dining, nautical drama, w...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1852
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1 item

9859. Add MS 52937 F

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‘Old Christmas Eve, or, The halls of my fathers’ (‘The regicide, or, The days of Cromwell and the civil wars of England’), drama in two acts by H. Dodson. Licence sent 17 January 1853 for performance at the Victoria 17 January 1853. Title page states in W. B. Donne’s hand that title has been ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1853
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1 item

9860. Add MS 52938 DD

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'The Egyptian’, play in five acts by John H. Wilkins. Licence sent 30 March 1853 for performance at the City of London 4 April 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 174. Keywords: Rome, classical civilization, aristocracy, military, murder, letter...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1853
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1 item