Glasgow in 1300, drama in two acts. Printed. Licence sent 11 September 1855 for performance at the Queen's Theatre, Edinburgh, 11 November 1855. Signed by J. W. Black, lessee and manager. Keywords: Scotland, provincial theatre, revolution, military, prisons and prisoners, disguise. ff. 14....
'Eliza Fenning, the victim of circumstances', drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 September 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 8 September 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that 'there must be no representation of an execution on...
'Nitocris', an Egyptian burlesque in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 18 October 1855 for performance at the Strand 22 October 1855. Signed by F. Payne, lessee. For another version see Add. 52956 B. Keywords: Egyptian characters, Ethiopian characters, classical civilization, female vi...
'Prisoner of ham, or, The sealed packet', drama in one act. Licence sent 19 October 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 19 October 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: French influence, aristocracy, prisons and prisoners, military. ff. 18. Hoxton; Middlesex Britannia...
'Turpin's ride to York, or, The heir of Rookwood!', an equestrian drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 September 1855 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre, 17 September 1855. Signed by W. William Cooke, manager and Wm. West, stage manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation th...
'The gipsy boy, or, The serpent and the dove', drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 October 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 12 October 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: gypsies, murder, festivals and celebration, family relationships. ff. 29. Hoxton; Middlesex B...
'Catching a mermaid', an ‘amphibious piece of extravagance’ by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 15 October 1855 for performance at the Royal Olympic 20 October 1855. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy's, vol. 24, no. 353. Keywords: theatre, festival and celebration, dance, art and artists, fl...
'A sister's wrongs, or, The dark hour before dawn', drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 September 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 8 September 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: crime, police, eighteenth-century settings, sport, pubs and inns, aristocracy, literatur...