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Add MS 52941 S
- Record Id:
- 040-002004077
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002004058
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000672.0x00034b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 52941 S
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'The chevalier de St George!', a drama in two acts adapted by C. A. Somerset from the French of ‘Monsieur Mélesville’ (i.e. Baron A. H. J. Duveyrier) and Roger de Beauvoix. Licence sent 16 August 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 22 August 1853. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. This text may be based on T. W. Robertson's play of the same title performed in 1845. Keywords: military, pubs and inns, French influence, aristocracy, age and ageing, duelling, adultery, servants.
ff. 86.
Baron Anne Honoré Joseph Duveyrier,; alias 'Monsieur Mélesville'; dramatist and songwriter: Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Roger de Beauvoix, writer of plays: 'The chevalier de St George!', drama in two acts; adapted by Charles A. Somerset, from an original by 'Monsieur Mélesville' and Roger de Beauvoix: circa 1853.
Charles A. Somerset, dramatist: Plays by, submitted: 1852-1857.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002003716
036-002004058
040-002004077 - Is part of:
- Add MS 52929-53708 : THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS AND DAY-BOOKS; 1851-1899, 1824-1903.
Add MS 52941 A-Y : Lord Chamberlain's Plays, 1852 - 1866. June - August 1853 .
Add MS 52941 S : 'The chevalier de St George!', a drama in two acts adapted by C. A. Somerset from the French of ‘Monsieur Mélesville’… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002003716[0013]/036-002004058[0019]/040-002004077
- 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:
- 16 Aug 1853
- Era:
- CE
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Beauvoir, Roger, playwright, 1806-1866
Duveyrier, Anne-Honoré-Joseph, alias "Mélesville", playwright and songwriter, 1787-1865
Somerset, Charles A, dramatist