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9891. Add MS 52957 K

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'Mother Shipton's prophecy: seven women to one man, or, Don Giovanni and the steam king', pantomime. Licence sent 17 December 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 17 December 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulati...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1855
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1 item

9892. Add MS 52958 Q

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‘The dead duchesse, or, The muffled belle of Paris’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 February 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 24 April 1856. Signed Samuel Lane. Keywords: aristocracy, murder, theatre, poisoning, Paris, French influence. ff. 27. Hoxton; Middlesex Britannia Th...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1856
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1 item

9893. Add MS 52958 W

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‘Masks and faces’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 19 February 1856 for performance at the Standard. ‘Mr Smith, 91 Charlotte St, Fitzroy Square’ written on back cover. MS written in two different hands, and includes some revisions, especially toward the end of the text. For a related play...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1856
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1 item

9894. Add MS 52961 E

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‘The college friends’ (‘The avenger witness, or, Crime and retribution’), drama in two acts. Licence sent 30 August 1856 for performance at the Surrey 30 August 1856. Cover signed Mr. Thompson Townsend. Revisions and annotations to text throughout. Keywords: land and farming, drinking and d...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1856
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1 item

9895. Add MS 52961 J

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‘The little laundress or, False colors’, original drama in one act by Charles Rice. comedian. Licence sent 21 September 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal Plymouth 12 November 1856. ‘Mss only, under 8oz’ and ‘Miss Clara St. Casse on Monday 15th Sept intended for representation, at the ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Sep 1856
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1 item

9896. Add MS 52962 E

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‘The eagle and child, or, A mother’s courage’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 24 September 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 10 October 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: land and farming, travel, peasants, illegitimacy, fallen women. ff. 26. Hoxton; Middlese...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Sep 1856
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1 item

9897. Add MS 52963 J

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‘Ghost hunter, or, The body in the bosheen’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 13 December 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 13 December 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: ghosts, murder, supernatural, crime, Ireland. ff. 27. Hoxton; Middlesex Britannia Theatre ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1856
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1 item

9898. Add MS 52964 I

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'The released convict, or, It’s a long lane that has no turning', drama in two acts. Licence sent 10 February 1857 for performance at the City of London the same day. Keywords: prisons and prisoners, crime, disguise. ff. 22. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. City of London Theatre: 'T...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Feb 1857
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1 item

9899. Add MS 52967 Z

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'The scales of justice, or, Merit and interest', drama in two acts. Licence sent 14 August 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. For other versions, see Add. 52967 BB. Keywords: working class characters, industrialization, science a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Aug 1857
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1 item

9900. Add MS 52971 B

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'Perils by land and wave', in two acts, by W. Travers. Licence sent 11 January 1858 for performance at the Surrey 11 January 1858. Cover signed 'Messrs. Bears names of Messrs Shepherd and Creswick.' Keywords: land and farming, illness, doctors and medicine, orphans, debt and its consequences...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jan 1858
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1 item