'Short and sweet', farce in one act by Adolphus Troughton. Licence sent 25 September 1861 for performance at the Strand. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 52, no. 776. ff. 25. Adolphus Charles Troughton, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1854-1866.
'A legal impediment', drama in one act by John Oxenford. Licence sent 27 September 1861 for performance at the Olympic. Signed John Oxenford. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 53, no. 784. ff. 38. John Oxenford, dramatist, translator and theatre critic: Plays by, submitted: 1852-1867: Partly incom...
'Atar Gull', drama in three acts by Ben Barnett. Licence sent 10 October 1861 for performance at the New Royalty. Based on the novel by Eugène Sue (Paris, 1831). Not listed in Nicoll. ff. 37. Benjamin Barnett, dramatic writer: Plays by, submitted for licence: 1857-1862.
'Harlequin Hey-diddle-diddle the cat and the fiddle and the cow jumped over the moon, or, Oranges and lemons and the 12 dancing princesses', pantomime by M. Dutnall (with music by B. Isaacson). Licence sent 16 December 1861 for performance at the Surrey. Includes comic scenes. ff. 26. Marti...
'The old woman who lived in a shoe, or, Harlequin Miller of the River Dee and the fairies of the barley sugar bowers', pantomime by J. B. Johnstone (with music by L. Giorgi). Licence sent 17 December 1861 for performance at the Marylebone. Includes comic scenes. ff. 24. John Beer Johnston...
'Idiot of the mountain', drama in three acts by Nelson Lee the younger and W. Travers. Licence sent 30 January 1862 for performance at the City of London. Cover signed Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee and Nelson Lee the younger. Sketch of set design for Act I, scene one, interior of an inn, f....
'Friends or foes', comedy in four acts by Horace Wigan. Licence sent 19 February 1862 for performance at the St James's. Adapted from the French play ‘Nos intimes’, by Victorien Sardou. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 54, no. 805. ff. 122. Horace Wigan, actor and adaptor of plays: Plays by, subm...
'Blonde or brunette' (altered from 'Blonde or brunette, or, The belle of Ballingary!'), operetta in two acts by J. P. Wooler (for the music by M. Lutz). Licence sent 14 May 1862 for performance at the New Royalty on 19 May 1862. Identified as "the property of Elliot Galer" (tenor and producer...
'The moment of terror', drama in three acts by George Conquest. Licence sent 4 June 1862 for performance at the Grecian. Signed B. Conquest. Empty envelope with stamp from the Lord Chamberlain's Office, St. James's Palace, with play. ff. 36 + i. George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimi...
Ringing the changes, drawing room entertainment by Captain Horton Rhys. Printed. Licence sent 25 June 1862 for performance at Sadlers Wells. First performed at New Orleans, December 1860. "By the author of 'Folly', 'Tit for tat', 'My aunt', 'All's fair in love and war', 'The double courtshi...