‘Puss, or, Metempsychosis’, dramatic folly in one act. Licence sent 22 October 1859 for performance at the Princess’s. Inside cover signed A. Harris. Keywords: German setting, Gottingen, animals, poverty, Indians, magic, science, superstition, housekeepers, transformations, identity. ff. 14.
‘Caius Silius the warrior captain, or, The Roman slave’, tragedy in five acts. Licence sent 16 November 1859 for performance at the Standard the same day. Signed Mr John Douglass, proprietor and manager. Bound with envelope. Keywords: classical civilization, military, Rome, Carthage, slave...
‘A row on the premises’, farce in one act. Licence sent 26 October 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a line of text be omitted. Keywords: servants, family relationships, French characters, adultery, duelling. ff. 19.
‘Agnolo Diora’, 'Italian dramatic romance in three chapters' by John A. Heraud. Licence sent 4 November 1859 for performance at the Grecian on 7 November 1859. Keywords: Italian settings and character names, monks, illegitimacy, catholicism, clergy, adultery, family relationships, Rome, court...
‘The dead heart’, drama in three acts and a prologue by Watts Phillips. Licence sent 7 November 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 82, no. 1226. Keywords: French revolution, sculptors, prison, clergy, execution, aristocracy, duelling, spies, tableaus. ff. 38. Wa...
‘Dinorah under difficulties’, farcical sketch in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 3 November 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 81, no. 1012. Lacy’s edition considerably expanded. See also 52985 A, Add. 52984 F and Add. 52992 C. Keywords: theatre, theatr...
‘Nursey Chickweed’, farce in one act by Thomas J. Williams. Licence sent 12 November 1859 for performance at the Princess’s. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 43, no. 637. Keywords: millers, children, rustics, nurses, food, elopement, appearance, education, dance, cross-dressing, clerks, mistaken id...
‘The head of the family’ comedietta in one act by W. S. Emden. Licence sent 20 October 1859 for performance at the Olympic. Adapted from ‘Le moulin a paroles’. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 44, no. 650. Keywords: farmers, family relationships, widows, letters, courtship. ff. 52. William Samu...