'Faust and Marguerite, or, The demon tempter', melodrama in three acts. Licence sent 11 August 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon the same day. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that two passages be censored for religious content. Keywords: science and...
'The siege of Troy, or, The miss-judgement of Paris', grand classical equestrian burlesque in two acts. Licence sent 21 August 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 28 August 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager and Wm. West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. L...
Il Conte Ory, lyric comedy in two acts (for the music by Rossini). Printed. Italian with English translation by Manfredo Maggioni; a version of the original French libretto by A. E. Scribe and C. G. Delestre-Poirson. Licence sent 25 August 1854 for performance at the Royal Italian Opera, Cov...
'Bruin the brave, or, The woodman and his dog', drama in two acts written and adapted by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 31 August 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. Diagrams included. Keywords: peasants, working class characters, animals, ghosts, police, crime, gypsies, prisons and...
'Hard times, but wait a little longer', drama in two acts. Licence sent 4 September 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. For other versions, see Add. MS 52949 A. Keywords: industrialisation, literature and literary reference, theatre, philanthropy, orphans, poverty, drinking an...
'The tasting order', farce in one act. Licence sent 4 September 1854 for performance at the Strand the same day. Signed by F. W. Allcroft. Keywords: food and dining, servants, working class characters, debt and its consequences, crime. ff. 22. Anon, writer of plays: 'The tasting order', fa...
'Leading strings, or, Two ways to bring up a son', comedy in three acts. Licence sent 5 September 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket the same day. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted and that the word 'God' be subs...
'Queen of the vintage, or, The courier prince', narrative of the Rhine, in one act. Licence sent 6 September 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 9 September 1854. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: German influence, aristocracy, orphans, peasants, family relationships, dan...
'The new wags of Windsor', farce in one act. Licence sent 11 September 1854 for performance at the Strand 18 September 1854. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word 'Lord' be substituted with 'Heaven'. Keywords: military, fashion, orphans, family relationships, flirtati...
'The princess, with the burning eyes, or, The mare Jingle, and the luminous hat', burlesque in two acts. Licence sent 12 September 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 18 September 1854. Signed by R. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 537...