'A phenomenon in a smock frock', farce in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 10 December 1852 for performance at the Lyceum 15 December 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 9, no. 121. Keywords: servants, French infl...
'Mont Blanc, or, The ice fiend of the Alps’, a supernatural melodrama by A. V. Campbell. Licence sent 26 February 1853 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 16 May 1853. Title page includes paragraph explaining the subject. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book records the stipulation that '...
'Marco Spada’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 15 March 1853 for performance at the Princess’s 28 March 1853. Written in different hands. For other versions see Add. 52938 Z, 52939 D and 52940 D. Published in Lacy's, vol. 10, no. 138. Keywords: castles, Rome, Italian influence, aristocra...
'Mr Buckstone's ascent of Mount Parnassus’, burlesque prelude in one act by J. R. Planché. Licence sent 23 March 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 28 March 1853. Request for licence signed by J. B. Buckstone. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 10, no. 141. Ke...
‘The will and the way’, drama in three acts by Joseph Bedworth. Licence sent 25 April 1853 for performance at Birmingham 25 April 1853. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the name 'Lord Yarmouth' be omitted as well as all oaths, and that 'God' be subst...
‘The conquest of the eagle, or, The triumph of the Grecian’, burlesque in two acts by Charles Sloman. Licence sent 29 April 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon, 16 May 1853. Signed by manager. Elaborate stage directions. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stip...
'The lawyers', comedy in three acts by 'Slingsby Lawrence' (i.e., George Henry Lewes). Licence sent 18 May 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 23 May 1853. Published in Lacy's, vol. 11, no. 154. Keywords: law and the legal profession, adultery, separation, domestic violence, family relationsh...
'The Martini family, or, Old Joe and young Joe', drama in two acts. Licence sent 8 October 1853 for performance at the Surrey. Keywords: servants, food and dining, family relationships. ff. 67. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Surrey Theatre: 'The Martini family, or, Old Joe and youn...
'The Corsican brothers, or, La vendetta', a dramatic tragic romance in five acts and eight tableaux. Licence sent 15 February 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Signed by Thos. H. Lacy, 17 Wellington Street, Strand, London. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: Corsica, Paris,...
'Number one, round the corner', farce in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 7 March 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 9 March 1854. Signed by G. Hastings, copyist, 2 Grafton L. East, Fitzroy Square. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that 'Oh Lord!' be omitted. Published ...