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9881. Add MS 52948 X

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Ornano, tragedy founded on facts in five acts by Malcolm W. Hilles. Printed. Licence sent 27 July 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham the same day. Keywords: Venice, Italian influence, politicians, aristocracy, nautical interest, treason, military, prisons and prisoners. ff...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1854
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1 item

9882. Add MS 52949 N

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'My friend the major', farce in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 18 September 1854 for performance at the St. James’s 25 September 1854. Signed by Laura Seymour. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 16, no. 231. Keywords...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1854
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1 item

9883. Add MS 52949 X

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'Videna, or, The mother's tragedy', drama in five acts by J. A. Heraud. Licence sent 17 October 1854 for performance at the Marylebone 23 October 1854. Signed by J. William Wallack, manager. Last two pages are handwritten. Keywords: working class characters, aristocracy, classical settings,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Oct 1854
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1 item

9884. Add MS 52950 A

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'A summer storm', drama in three acts by Thomas Parry. Licence sent 17 October 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 19 October 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. 'An original drama in three acts, 56 minutes' written on title page. Additional notes by prompter a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Oct 1854
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1 item

9885. Add MS 52950 B

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'An artist's wife', drama in two acts by Edward Ranger. Printed (1850). Licence sent 20 October 1854 for performance at the St. James’s the same day. Keywords: working class characters, literature and literary reference, art and artists, debt and its consequences, poverty, aristocracy, Frenc...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1854
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1 item

9886. Add MS 52950 R

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'The slow man' ('The quiet man'), farce in one act by Mark Lemon. Licence sent 14 November 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 16 November 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Some revisions. Published in Lacy's, vol. 24, no. 347. Keywords: musicians, fashion, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Nov 1854
Extent:
1 item

9887. Add MS 52952 M

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'Seige of Sebastopol, or, The horrors of war', drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 February 1855 for performance at the Britannia 2 February 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: French imperialism, British Empire, Crimea, military, food and dining, Russian empire, cross dressing,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1855
Extent:
1 item

9888. Add MS 52954 O

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'Crime and remorse, or, Shadow of the dead' ('The crime and the vision'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 May 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 25 May 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: illness, crime, murder, family relationships, poison. ff. 30. Hoxton; Midd...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1855
Extent:
1 item

9889. Add MS 52955 S

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'The king of Persia, or, The triumph of the Jewish Queen', drama in three acts. Licence sent 14 September 1855 for performance at the City of London 31 August 1855. Written on several different typed of paper. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the manager 'adhere strictly ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Sep 1855
Extent:
1 item

9890. Add MS 52956 G

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'Turpin's ride to York, or, The heir of Rookwood!', an equestrian drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 September 1855 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre, 17 September 1855. Signed by W. William Cooke, manager and Wm. West, stage manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1855
Extent:
1 item