'Little Red Riding Hood, or, The rose, the shamrock and the thistle', extravaganza by Leicester Buckingham. Licence sent 21 December 1861 for performance at the Lyceum. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 53, no. 791. ff. 26. Leicester Silk Buckingham, dramatist; youngest son of J S Buckingham: Plays...
'Sense and sensation, or, The seven sisters of Thule', a Christmas morality by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 30 December 1863 for performance at the Olympic. MS written in more than one hand. Prompt copy. Cues and notes in pencil. Cuts and corrections in ink. Notes on front cover crossed out i...
'The Wood Demon, or, Harlequin One o'Clock and ye knight, ye maydenne and ye minstrel', by F. Marchant.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 12 December 1867 for performance at the Oriental. The name [Morris] Abrahams noted on folio 1, together with 'Oriental Theatre, High Street, Poplar'. The attribution of the play to F. Marchant is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'The lost inheritance, or, The idiot, the roué and the miser', by W. E. Suter.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 27 July 1864 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as actual and responsible manager on folio 1. An alternative title, 'The false inheritance' appears at the top of folio 1 but with the word 'false' crossed through and ...
'Found drowned, or, Marry in haste and repent at leisure', by W. T. Townsend.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 27 November 1865 for performance at the Effingham. The attribution of the play to W. T. Townsend is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
'Look on the bright side, or, Better late than never', by W. R. Waldron.
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Domestic drama in two acts and ten tableaux by W. R. Waldron, author of 'Lizzie Leigh', 'Half Caste' etc. Licence sent 26 July 1866 for performance at the City of London. Mr Nelson Lee noted as the lessee of the theatre on folio 1. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
'Wrecked not lost, or, Sue Smylie the sailor's bride', by C. H. Stephenson.
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A semi-nautical domestic drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 November 1867 for performance at the City of London. An alternative title 'Sixty years ago' has been crossed through on folio 1. The name Morris Abrahams is also noted on folio 1, and again on folio 26 where he appears as the manager of ...