Manuscripts

Alladin; or, The Wonderful Lamp. Romantic drama, 2 acts

Description

No application. [Norwich, Apr. 4, 1810?]

MS: second act marked Act 3rd. (Dated Apr. 6, 1810, in B.C.)

J.P.C. in B.D.: Alladin, or the Wonderful Lamp, a Romantic Drama was licensed by Larpent for the Norwich Theatre on 4th. April 1810.

Type

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Production date

1737-1824.

Call number

LA 1623

Creator

Larpent, John (1741-1824)(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Purchased with the Ellesmere collection from John Francis Granville Scroop Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere, through the agency of George D. Smith and Sotheby's of London, 1917. The collection was purchased by John Payne Collier. In 1853, he sold it to Francis Egerton, Viscount Brackley and 1st Earl of Ellesmere (1800-1857).

Angelina. [Walcot Castle.] Musical drama, 2 acts. Mary Goldsmith (?)

Manuscripts

No application. Prod. Margate (?), 1804 (?). MS: previous title, Walcot Castle, erased (but so listed in B.C.). J.P.C. in B.D.: Larpent licensed it [Mary Goldsmith's Angelina] to Wilmot Wells Manager of the Margate Theatre 25 August 1804.

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Manuscripts

No application. Prod. Norwich(?), 1802(?). MS: dated, by Larpent, Norwich, Apr. 14, 1802. J.P.C. in B.D. suggests that this piece is perhaps by Lathom.

LA 1366

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Manuscripts

No application. Prod. Norwich, 1802(?). MS: corrections in another hand, and some cancellations. Comp. Norwich, [1803?] (K-D 398): no material differences. J.P.C. in B.D. states, licensed by Larpent for the Norwich Theatre in March 1802. [Authority presumably Larpent's account books.]

LA 1367

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The Rebellion; or, Norwich in 1549. Drama, 2 acts. George Percival Bromley

Manuscripts

No application. Prod. Norwich, Apr. 17, 1815. MS: dated, by Larpent, Norwich, Apr. 10; author's name on title-page. Comp. Norwich, [1815] (Dev 8vo 61): numerous differences; printed in three acts.

LA 1859

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The Recluse; or, The Banks of the Delaware. Musical drama, 2 acts. Charles Feist

Manuscripts

No application. [Norwich, Apr. 16, 1823.] MS: dated by Larpent Apr. 16; title-page, dated Mar., 1823, states by Charles Feist-Swaffham-Norfolk.

LA 2349

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Love and Loyalty. Opera, 2 acts. B. Lindor (?)

Manuscripts

No application. [April, 1795?] Not produced (?). MS: dated Theatre Royal, Norwich. April 1795; endorsed by B. Lindor [?]; some deletions. J.P.C. in B.D.: 'Love and Loyalty, an Opera in 2 Acts by B. Lindor' was sent to Larpent in April 1795 but it was not licensed as he has entered in his account book that the license was 'never taken out.'

LA 1074

Alladin; or, The Wonderful Lamp. Romantic drama, 2 acts

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