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Add MS 52995 A
- Record Id:
- 040-002005493
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-002005492
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000770.0x000125
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- ISAD(G)
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- Add MS 52995 A
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'The young actress', interlude in one act, 'edited' by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 30 August 1860 for performance at the Adelphi. Nicoll cites earlier productions at Burton's, New York on 22 October 1853 and at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 26 May 1856. Contains words for songs. Yet another of the many versions of the Adrianne Lecouvreur narrative. None of the versions licensed before May 1856 corresponds with the date cited for a production at Drury Lane in 1856, being either in the original French, longer than one act, or both. For other versions of this narrative, see Add. 43021 (6), 43025 (11), 52931 M, 52943 R, 52975 F, 52997 L, 53012 A, 53023 S, 53242 B, 53277 E, and LC Plays 1904 / 26. Keywords: theatre, stagecraft, Shakespeare, theatre management, female actors, actors, debt and its consequences, drama production, songs, playwrights, family relationships.
ff. 28.
Dionysius Lardner Boucicault, formerly Boursiquot; called 'Dion Boucicault' and 'Lee Moreton'; actor and dramatist: Plays by, submitted for licence: 1852-1867: Partly printed and incomplete.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002003716
036-002005492
040-002005493 - Is part of:
- Add MS 52929-53708 : THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S PLAYS AND DAY-BOOKS; 1851-1899, 1824-1903.
Add MS 52995 A-X : Lord Chamberlain's Plays, 1852 - 1866. August - October 1860 .
Add MS 52995 A : 'The young actress', interlude in one act, 'edited' by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 30 August 1860 for… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002003716[0067]/036-002005492[0001]/040-002005493
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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:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1860
- Date Range:
- 30 Aug 1860
- Era:
- CE
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- Names:
- Boucicault, Dionysius Lardner, formerly Boursiquot, called 'Dion Boucicault' and 'Lee Moreton', actor and dramatist, 1820-1890