‘Harlequin ogre, or, The invisible princess and the four charmed fish’, Eastern sketch taken from the Arabian Nights Entertainment by George H. Renaud ‘for J. B. Egan, lessee and manager, Royal Queen’s Theatre, Manchester’. Licence sent 13 November 1856 for performance at the Queen’s Theatre, ...
'A husband's vengeance, or, The children of the castle' ('A husband's vengeance, or, The knight of Wharley'), play in three acts by Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 21 November 1857 for performance at Marylebone 28 November 1857. Keywords: castles, drinking and drunkenness, supernatural, aristoc...
'Going to the bad', original comedy in two acts by "John Roakes" (i.e., Tom Taylor). Licence sent 24 May 1858 for performance at the Olympic. Actors' names listed alongside the dramatis personae. Revisions and annotations throughout text. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 37, no. 541. Keyword...
'Extremes, or, Men of the day', comedy in three acts by Edmund Falconer. Licence sent 25 August 1858 for performance at the Lyceum 26 August 1858. Speaking cues and stage directions are underlined in red. Published in Lacy's, vol. 42, no.616. Keywords: family relationships, engagements, min...
'Blue beard', pantomime by H. P. Grattan. Licence sent 22 December 1863 for performance at the Adelphi Theatre, Birmingham. Name of H. P Gratton as sole lessee of the Adelphi, Birmingham, noted on script. Includes list of comic scenes. No attribution given in Nicoll. ff. 29. Henry Willoug...
'Rob Roy, the bold outlaw his great wife and small family', by C. H. Hazlewood.
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Burlesque extravaganza. Licence sent 19 May 1864 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to C. H. Hazlewood under the shorter title of 'Rob Roy, the bold outla...
'Little King Pippin, or, Halequin and the magic purse and wishing cap', by E. L. L. Blanchard.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 23 December 1865 for performance at Drury Lane. The alternative title 'Fortunatus!' noted on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the pantomime to E. L. L. Blanchard, noting further that the music for the production was by J....
'Nearly lost, or, Lights and shadows in a young girl's path', by W. Travers.
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Drama in three acts. Licence sent 3 August 1867 for performance at the City of London. The name Morris Abrahams noted by the details of the theatre on folio 1.