'The scarlet mark, or, Will Wander - a mystery', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 September 1868 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to C. H. Hazlewood under the title 'The scarlet mark, or, The witch, the...
'Spiders and flies, or, Caught in the web', by E. J. N. Galer.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 3 October 1868 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as actual and responsible manager on folio 1, together with the date of intended performance - Thursday 8 October 1868. The name of the author is not noted on the sc...
'Jack and Jill and the sleeping beauty, or, Harlequin Humpty Dumpty', by R. Soutar.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 15 December 1868 for performance at the Surrey. Messrs Shepherd and Creswick, the lessees of the theatre, noted on folio 1. Comic scenes included separately on folios 28-33. The attribution of the play to R. Soutar is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being...
'Pure as driven snow, or, Tempted in vain', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 5 November 1869 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the proprietor of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to C. H. Hazlewood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'Bob Lumley's secret, or, The murder in Bluegate Fields', by C. Pitt.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 December 1869 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the proprietor of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to C. Pitt is taken from Nicoll, who lists the play with the title 'Bob Lumley's secret, or, The dark deeds of Bluegate Fie...
'The gnome fly, or, Harlequin the nine dwarfs and the magic crystal', by G. Conquest.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 21 December 1869 for performance at the Grecian. The attribution of the play to G, Conquest is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'Marriage not divorce, or, Love that blooms forever', by J. C. Levey.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 29 April 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of authorship is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.