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Add MS 52966 W
- Record Id:
- 040-002004824
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002004801
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000726.0x000235
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 52966 W
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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'The Nubian captive, or, The royal slave', eastern drama in three acts written expressly for Mr. J. B. Brown by E. G. Burton. Licence sent 14 June 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Margate 15 June 1857. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in blue. Some additions to text in pencil. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073 and under ‘unknown authors’ in Nicoll. Keywords: black characters, slavery and abolition, Muslims and Islam, dance, nautical interest, Cuba, discipline, aristocracy.
ff. 90.
E. G. Burton, writer of plays: Margate; Essex. Theatre Royal: 'The Nubian captive, or, The royal slave', Eastern drama in three acts by E. G. Burton, script licensed for the Theatre Royal, Margate: 1857.
Edward Gascoigne Burton, writer: Plays by, submitted for licence: 1857, 1860.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002003716
036-002004801
040-002004824 - Is part of:
- Add MS 52929-53708 : THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS AND DAY-BOOKS; 1851-1899, 1824-1903.
Add MS 52966 A-DD : Lord Chamberlain's Plays, 1852 - 1866. April - June 1857 .
Add MS 52966 W : 'The Nubian captive, or, The royal slave', eastern drama in three acts written expressly for Mr. J. B. Brown by E. G.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002003716[0038]/036-002004801[0023]/040-002004824
- 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:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1857
- Date Range:
- 14 Jun 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Burton, E G, writer of plays
Burton, Edward Gascoigne, writer
Essex Theatre Royal, Margate