Manuscripts
The Advertisement; or, A New Way to Get a Husband
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The Advertisement; or, A New Way to Get a Husband. Farce, 2 acts. James Fennell
Manuscripts
No application. [1791?] MS: several pages canceled. J.P.C. in B.D.: 'The Advertisement or a new way to get a Husband' a farce in 2 acts was licensed on March 3d. 1791 and according to Larpents accounts played for the benefit of Lee Lewis-Larpents Copy contains some curious erasures of passages against dramatic despotism-
LA 924
The mother-in-law's discovery
Visual Materials
Image of a scene in a house with a mother-in-law attacking an Irish man with a feather duster and holding a letter addressed "Alderman McSweeney New York" with a couple, a man drinking from a bottle of wine, and a woman entering through a door in the background and a sign reading "Keep Nothing From Mother" on the wall; the poster presumably advertises the farce comedy "The Irish Alderman," written by Robert Neilson Stephens, in which a female impersonator played the role of Mrs. Bridget Casey, the mother-in-law of Alderman Dennis McSweeney.
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The Faithful Irish Woman
Manuscripts
A controversial farce exploring the relationship between England and Ireland. Clive also investigates the apparent lengths to which the Irish will go to affect an English identity.
mssLA 247
The Rights of Woman
Manuscripts
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mssLA 946
The Little Hunchback; or, A Frolic in Bagdad
Manuscripts
A farce interspersed with music in two acts. Set in Bagdad over an evening, night and morning.
mssLA 2158
New York Journal's colored comic supplement
Visual Materials
Image of an advertisement for the New York Sunday Journal featuring the comic character Yellow Kid standing riding a sled named "Liz" being pulled by a goat named "Billy" in a snowy winter field; trees and tall building in background at left.
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