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1. Add MS 52946 A-LL

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Title:
Lord Chamberlain's Plays, 1852 - 1866. March - April 1854 .
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
Mar 1854-Apr 1854
Extent:
38 items

2. Add MS 52946 LL

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Scope & Content:
Index ff. 2. Chamberlain; Lord: Index: 1854.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1854
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 52946 Z

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'Ambition—competence and riches' ('Ambition, or poverty—competence and riches'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 April 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 17 April 1854. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. First title appears on title page, and the second on title page for act II a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1854
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 52946 HH

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'Julia Ackland, or, The child of sorrow', drama in three acts. Licence sent 12 April 1854 for performance at Gravesend the same day. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word 'God' be substituted with 'Heaven'. Keywords: peasants, philanthropy, festivals and celebration, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1854
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 52946 J

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'The Corkonian brothers', burlesque in two acts. Licence sent 16 March 1854 for performance at the Strand 27 March 1854. 'Come duell with one Thomas à Beckett' written on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Songs included in MS. Keywords: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1854
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 52946 AA

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'Aston Hall, or, Birmingham in 1643', local historical drama in three acts. Licence sent 11 April 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham the same day. Signed by H. Hall, stage manager. Keywords: English Civil War, disfigurement, Birmingham, treason, revolution, poisoning, lette...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1854
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 52946 BB

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'Iran Safferi', drama in three acts. Licence sent 10 April 1854 for performance at the Surrey 17 April 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick, lessees. Keywords: Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey, Russian empire, opium, mountain settings, the Balkans, kidnapping...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1854
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 52946 DD

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'The withered daisies, or, A midnight marriage', drama in two acts by William Seaman. Licence sent 10 April 1854 for performance at the City of London Theatre 17 April 1854. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a frequently recurring ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Apr 1854
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 52946 V

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'The moustache movement', farce in one act by R. B. Brough. Licence sent 28 March 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 30 March 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Last few pages on different paper and in a different hand. Published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 205. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1854
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 52946 W

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'The magic branch, or, The golden palace of fairy land', burlesque in extravaganza in one act by F. D. Collis. Licence sent 31 March 1854 for performance at the Marylebone 17 April 1854. Signed by J. William Wallack, manager. Songs included in MS. Extensive stage directions, descriptions of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1854
Extent:
1 item