'St George and the dragon, or, Old Father Time and the seven champions of Christendom', by W. R. Osman.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 23 December 1869 for performance at the Surrey. The attribution of the play to W. R. Osman is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
'Sinbad the sailor, or, Harlequin, navigation and the great roc of the diamond valley', by N. Lee Jnr.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime in one act. Licence sent 23 December 1870 for performance at Sadler's Wells. The attribution of the play to N. Lee Jnr is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
‘The spirits of the night, or, The legend of the lake’, drama in three acts by W. R. Markwell. Licence sent 10 February 1853 for performance at the Surrey 28 March 1853. Signed by Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the wo...
'The will and the way, or, The khan and the countryman’, domestic romantic drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 22 April 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 25 April 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. C. Morgan, Prompter for the Lessee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 recor...
'The camp at Chobham', farce in one act by Mark Lemon. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 30 June 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Published in Lacy's, supplementary vol. 3, and Webster’s, vol. 17. Keywords: family relationships, milita...
'Ben Bolt', drama in two acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 23 March 1854 for performance at the Surrey Theatre 28 March 1854. Request for licence written and signed by stage manager. Signed by Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick, lessees. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a...
'A moving tale', farce in one act by Mark Lemon. Licence sent 6 June 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 7 June 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 16, no. 227. Keywords: servants, property, food and dining ff. 25. Mark Lemon, ed...
'The yell of doom', drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 March 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 9 April 1857. This play includes a shipwreck, and a scene of a man saved after clinging to a rock. There is also an elaborately described ghost scene. Keywords: nautical interest, natura...
‘Irene, the Greek girl of Janina, or, The vow of the three avengers’, drama in two acts by C. Hazlewood. Licence sent 21 June 1859 for performance at the Britannia. Signed Miss Eliza Clayton. Keywords: Greece, France, Venice, military, war, prisoners, prison, festivals, disguise, cross-dress...