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Add MS 52970 D
- Record Id:
- 040-002004920
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002004916
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000726.0x000291
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- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 52970 D
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'Peter Wilkins, or, The flying Indians and the wild men of the Loudstone Islands', pantomime by H. Spry and George Conquest. Licence sent 21 December 1857 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 24 December 1857. Cover signed Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. The present text appears to be a prompt copy. Songs included in MS. Comic scenes included. See also Add. 52999 R. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatures, nautical interest, British Empire, Indian Mutiny, speculation, food and dining, transport, speculation, lodgers and boarding houses, servants, La Traviata.
ff. 27.
Henry Spry, writer of plays: George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimist, and dramatist: London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Grecian Saloon: 'Peter Wilkins, or, The flying Indians and the wild men of the Loudstone Islands', pantomime by Henry Spry and George Augustus Conquest, script licensed for the Grecian Saloon: 1857.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002003716
036-002004916
040-002004920 - Is part of:
- Add MS 52929-53708 : THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS AND DAY-BOOKS; 1851-1899, 1824-1903.
Add MS 52970 A-R : Lord Chamberlain's Plays, 1852 - 1866. December 1857 .
Add MS 52970 D : 'Peter Wilkins, or, The flying Indians and the wild men of the Loudstone Islands', pantomime by H. Spry and George Conquest.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002003716[0042]/036-002004916[0004]/040-002004920
- 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:
- 21 Dec 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Conquest, George Augustus, acrobat pantomimist and dramatist
Grecian Saloon, London
Spry, Henry, writer of plays