'Hunting a widow', farce in one act. Licence sent 5 December 1860 for performance at the Surrey. Keywords: servants, courtship, flirtation, widows, doctors, duelling, engagement. ff. 17.
'The poisoner of Venice', drama in two acts, probably by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 5 December 1860 for performance at the Queen's on 8 December 1860. Signed C. J. James. Cues underlined in red ink. See notes to Add. 53009 B, the manuscript of which provides an additional act to this play an...
'Bianca the bravo's bride', opera in four acts by J. P. Simpson, music by W. H. Balfe. Licence sent 5 December 1860 for performance at Covent Garden on 6 December 1860. Signed by W. Harrison, manager. Published as Bianca, the Bravo's bride: a grand and original legendary opera (1860), and ba...
'An ugly customer', farce in one act by T. J. Williams. Licence sent 7 December 1860 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy's, vol. 49, no. 726. Keywords: dandies, art and artists, paintings, soldiers, engagements, courtship, tableaus. ff. 41. Thomas John Williams, writer of pla...
'The mysteries of Shoreditch, or, The comb seller of Victoria Park', drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 December 1860 for performance at the City of London. Names of [John] Johnson and Nelson Lee, the theatre managers, noted on the title page. Keywords: street sellers, widows, London, police,...
'Gosling the great, or, Harlequin Prince Bluebell, or, Baa baa black sheep, Little Bo Peep and the fairy of Spring', pantomime by Miss E. Keating. Licence sent 10 December 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham. Penny black stamp and Birmingham postmark on back cover. ff. 18. ...
'Wanted a wife and child', farce in one act by J. E. Soden. Licence sent 10 December 1860 for performance at the Soho. Dramatis personæ signed J. E. Soden, with address. Cuts marked in ink. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the line, " simply this: I wish you to allow me ...
'A regular scamp', farce in one act by Fernand Strauss. Licence sent 10 December 1860 for performance at the Soho. Cover identifies J. W. Beckett. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 52703. Keywords: business and finance, pets, courtship, artists, imprisonment, engagement, flirtation, drinking ...
'Ruy Blas', romantic play in four acts by John Colman. Licence sent 12 December 1860 for performance at the Adelphi, Sheffield. MS written in more than one hand. Penny red stamps and Bradford postmark on back cover. For other versions, see Add. 52995 W, 52998 V, 53000 A, and 53008 A. Keywo...