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Add MS 52937 F
- Record Id:
- 040-002003955
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002003949
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000672.0x0002d5
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- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 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 altered to second provided above by request. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the following phrase be omitted ‘Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings cometh wisdom at last’ on account of its being a direct quote from the Bible. Keywords: festivals and celebration, English Civil War, education, treason, political revolution, castles, aristocracy.
ff. 23.
H. Dodson, writer of plays: 'Old Christmas Eve, or, The halls of my fathers', drama in two acts: circa 1853.
H. Dodson, writer of plays: Play by, submitted: 1853.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002003716
036-002003949
040-002003955 - Is part of:
- Add MS 52929-53708 : THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS AND DAY-BOOKS; 1851-1899, 1824-1903.
Add MS 52937 A-W : Lord Chamberlain’s Plays, 1852 - 1866. January - February 1853 .
Add MS 52937 F : ‘Old Christmas Eve, or, The halls of my fathers’ (‘The regicide, or, The days of Cromwell and the civil wars of… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002003716[0009]/036-002003949[0006]/040-002003955
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 52929-53708
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1853
- End Date:
- 1853
- Date Range:
- 17 Jan 1853
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Dodson, H, writer of plays, fl 1853