Bluebeard, or, Harlequin and Freedom in her island home, pantomime by J. V. Bridgeman. Printed (n.pl., n.d.). Licence sent 24 December 1860 for performance at Covent Garden on 26 December 1860. Name of William Harrison, manager, noted on title-page. Book of words published for the theatre. H...
'The Cantab', farce in one act by T. W. Robertson. Licence sent 7 February 1861 for performance at the Strand. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 50, no. 743. Also published in an earlier edition of plays by Robertson, An evenings entertainment. Consisting of an original comedy, burlesque, and farce,...
'The fairy', drama in one act by J. Baxter Langley. Licence sent 13 February 1861 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Private address of J. B. Langley on front cover, 18, Nixon Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. ff. 44. John Baxter Langley, writer of plays: Play by, submitted: ...
'Hidden light', drama in three acts and a prologue by George Conquest. Licence sent 18 February 1861 for performance at the Grecian. Signed B. Conquest, manager. ff. 56. George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimist, and dramatist: Plays by, submitted for licence: 1853-1867: Partly incompl...
'The savannah', drama in five acts by C. J. Mathews. Licence sent 28 February 1861 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Signed E. T. Smith, lessee. MS written in more than one hand. Adapted from the French of 'Anicet-Bourgeois' (i.e., A. A. Bourgeois) and Ferdinand Duguè. For ...
'House on the bridge of Notre Dame', drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 23 March 1861 for performance at the Marylebone. Signed J. H. Cave. Adapted from the French. For other versions, see Add. 53000 N, 53002 Q, and 52003 N. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 50, no. 744. ff. 23. ...
'Forget and forgive', drama in four acts by George Conquest. Licence sent 28 March 1861 for performance at the Grecian on 1 April. Signed B. Conquest, manager. ff. 40. George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimist, and dramatist: Plays by, submitted for licence: 1853-1867: Partly incomplete.
'The enchanted forth, or, Corny O'Connor and the leprahauns', drama in two acts by James Forster O'Neill. Licence sent 11 April 1861 for performance at the Marylebone. Described as "a new and legendary drama founded on tales and superstitions of the Irish peasantry …" Cover signed J. F. O'Ne...
'Blondin', farce in one act by George Conquest. Licence sent 18 June 1861 for performance at the Grecian on 24 June. Based on the first appearance of the acrobat and tightrope walker Blondin (real name Jean François Gravelé), at the Crystal Palace, London, in June 1861. For another version, ...
'Riches and poverty, or, A daughter's sacrifice', drama in two acts by A. Faucquez. Licence sent 9 September 1861 for performance at the Britannia. Name of Samuel Lane, theatre proprietor, noted on the script. MS written in more than one hand. Keywords: Paris, poverty, milliners, working me...