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Add MS 52957 N
- Record Id:
- 040-002004544
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002004530
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000726.0x000126
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- Add MS 52957 N
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'Harlequin sun and moon and the seven sisters, or, The Zodiac in an uproar', pantomime by George Conquest. Licence sent 17 December 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 17 December 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, proprietor and responsible manager. Diagram included. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the bathing scene be omitted and 'the tableau of the allied sovereigns if represented by actors must be omitted'. Nicoll also attributes this play to C. Rice, but it is unclear whether the play was a collaborative effort or that the attribution is a mistake. Keywords: classical civilization, the supernatural, dance, Crimea, Ratcatcher's Daughter, poverty, gambling, Harlequinade, police, working class characters, sport, doctors and medicine, science and technology.
ff. 29.
George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimist, and dramatist: London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Grecian Saloon: 'Harlequin sun and moon and the seven sisters, or, The Zodiac in an uproar', pantomime by George Augustus Conquest, script licensed for the Grecian Saloon: 1855.
George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimist, and dramatist: Plays by, submitted for licence: 1853-1867: Partly incomplete.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002003716
036-002004530
040-002004544 - Is part of:
- Add MS 52929-53708 : THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS AND DAY-BOOKS; 1851-1899, 1824-1903.
Add MS 52957 A-DD : Lord Chamberlain's Plays, 1852 - 1866. November - December 1855 .
Add MS 52957 N : 'Harlequin sun and moon and the seven sisters, or, The Zodiac in an uproar', pantomime by George Conquest. Licence sent 17… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002003716[0029]/036-002004530[0014]/040-002004544
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 52929-53708
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1855
- End Date:
- 1855
- Date Range:
- 17 Dec 1855
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Conquest, George Augustus, acrobat pantomimist and dramatist
Grecian Saloon, London