‘A cure for the gout’, farce in one act by H. A. Major. Licence sent 20 October 1859 for performance at the Soho. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation to omit all oaths. Keywords: letters, courting, servants, upper-classes, illness, engagement, medicine, cross-dressing, madness, i...
'A day in high life', farce in one act by George E. Shirley, music by J. A. V - (name illegible). Licence sent 4 April 1860 for performance at the Royal Marines Barrack Theatre, Chatham. Props listed on front cover. Contains words to songs. Includes a “Musical Extravaganza” for voice and o...
'A race for a widow', comedietta in one act by T. J. Williams. Licence sent 18 April 1860 for performance at the Strand. Stage directions underlined in red ink. Published in Lacy's, vol. 46, no. 680. Keywords: clerks, inns, transport, rail travel, widows, Wales, London, cockneys, gipsies, ...
'The three lives', drama in two acts and a prologue by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 25 May 1860 for performance at the Britannia. Name of Samuel Lane, the theatre proprietor, noted on the cover. Adapted from the serialisation in Everybody's Journal. For another version, see Add. 52995 E. ...
'The lion slayer', farce in one act by T. J. Williams. Licence sent 21 November 1860 for performance at the Haymarket on 22 November. Signed Thomas Pugh, prompter. Cited in Nicoll and published in Lacy's, vol. 77, no. 1146, as The lion slayer, or, Out for a prowl. Keywords: hotels, family ...
'Peace and quiet', farce in one act by T. J. Williams. Licence sent 26 June 1861 for performance at the Strand. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 51, no. 764. ff. 13. Thomas John Williams, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1856-1867: Ital, with some Eng trans.: Partly printed.
The lady of the lake, burlesque by R. W. Taylor. Printed (s.n., 1862). Licence sent 17 April 1862 for performance at the New Royalty on 21 April 1862. Under the management of J. Calderwell’ on title page. ff. 18. Rev. Richard Whateley Taylor, writer of plays: Play by, submitted: 1862: Prin...
'Marriage at any price', comedietta in one act by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 24 July 1862 for performance at the Strand. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 55, no. 823. ff. 21. John Pratt Wooler, called 'John Pratt'; writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1853-1866.
'Lost and found, or, The story of a pocket book', drama in two acts by A. Faucquez. Licence sent 9 October 1862 for performance at the Pavilion. ff. 37. Adolphe Faucquez, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1860-1873.
Hop o'my thumb and the giant ogre of the seven league boots; or, Harlequin Prince A 1 and the waterlilies of the silver lake, pantomime by E. R. Jones. Licence sent 2 January 1863 for performance at the Adelphi, Liverpool. Printed (Liverpool, 1862). "Written expressly for the year 1862" on ...