'Pan, or, The loves of Echo and Narcissus', by H. J. Byron.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 5 April 1865 for performance at the Adelphi. The name B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] noted above the details of the theatre on folio 1. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 66).
'The volcano of Italy, or, A fugitive's perils', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 7 April 1865 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor 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.
'Poul a Dhoil, or, The fairy man' by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 15 September 1865 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane is noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The play was published by Lacy's (vol 77).
'Galway go bragh, or, Love, fun and fighting', by E. Falconer.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 24 November 1865 for performance at Drury Lane. Nicoll notes the play was subsequently performed at the Amphitheatre, Liverpool on 22 April 1871 under the title 'Charles O' Malley'.
'Love's martyrdom, or, Sunshine after storm', by L. S. Buckingham
Scope & Content:
Drama in five acts. Licence sent 25 April 1866 for performance at the Olympic. The attribution of the play to L. S. Buckingham is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 70).
Helen, or, Taken from the Greek, by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
An original burlesque. Licence sent 23 June 1866 for performance at the Adelphi. Printed by the Strand Printing and Publishing Company,(1866), with one page of manuscript additions, including the name B. Webster [Benjamin Webster], added at the beginning. The play was also published by Lacy's (v...
'Lions love, or, Still in the toils', by G. Conquest.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 10 July 1866 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 - Monday July 16 1866. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) records the play with ...