‘Valentine’s day, or, Harlequin and the fairy of the true lovers knot’, pantomime by J. B. Buckstone. Licence sent 22 December 1859 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Cover signed J. B. Buckstone. Comic scenes included. Keywords: gossip, courtship, festivals, fairies, ballet, ...
'The usurer, or, The life of a vagrant' (altered from 'The usurer, or, A struggle for life') ('The moneylender, or, The life of a vagrant'), drama in two acts by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 13 August 1861 for performance at the City of London. Original title, 'The usurer, or, A struggle for life...
'Perseus and Andromeda', extravaganza by William Brough. Licence sent 14 December 1861 for performance at the St. James's. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 53, no. 792 as Perseus and Andromeda, or, The maid and the monster. ff. 52. William Brough, journalist and author; brother of R B Brough: Play...
Untitled script, with no surviving details of licensing. Incomplete (front papers and cover missing). Final speech emphasises the words "going down", which may suggest part of the title. This title does not appear in the LCO Day Book Add. 52703. ff. 23. Henry James Byron, called 'Nick Nemo'; a...
'Goldenhair the good' (altered from 'Golden hair the good wood nymph, an original fairy fancy in two tableaux'), original fairy fancy in one act and three tableaux by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 22 December 1862 , no theatre indicated, but LCO Day Book Add. 52703 indicates play is an extravaganza...
'Rose of Blarney, or, Harlequin Dannyman or any other man', pantomime by H. Rhys. Licence sent 23 December 1862 for performance at Sadlers Wells. Detailed cast list. Cues and numbers added in pencil. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the name of "Roupell" be omitted. Lis...
'A charming cottage', entertainment by Andrew Halliday. Licence sent 4 April 1863 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration (14 Regent St, Waterloo Place). "Designed by Mr German Reed and written by Andrew Halliday" on f. 2r. ff. 24. Andrew Halliday Duff, called 'Andrew Halliday'; ess...
'Orpheus and Eurydice', extravaganza by Henry J. Byron. Licence sent 21 December 1863 for performance at the Strand. "Classical burlesque extravaganza" on front cover. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the date of licence as 19 December 1863. Published as Orpheus and Eurydice, or, The young g...
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 16 April 1864 for performance at Sadler's Wells. A note to W. B. Donne, from the theatre manager Robert Edgar and dated 13 April 1864, introduces the play and gives the date of intended performance as 16 April 1864 on folio 1.
'The golden dream, or, The Wizard of Venice', by J. Brougham.
Scope & Content:
Original drama in four acts. Licence sent 4 August 1864 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Manchester. Alternative titles of 'Nina Romano' and 'Marco Bragadino, or, The trial of hearts' have been crossed through on folio 1. Penny Red stamp on folio 75v.