‘Aminta, or, A match for a magistrate’, opera in two acts by John Oxenford. Licence sent 19 January 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 19 January 1852. Manager: Benjamin Webster. Untitled songs performed by both the chorus and individual characters are written into the text,...
‘The bottle imp, or, Spirits in bond’, burlesque in one act by W. P. Hale and Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 17 March 1852 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 12 April 1852. Songs included in MS. Manager’s signature appears on last page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation tha...
‘A house out of windows’, farce in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 16 October 1852 for performance at the Lyceum 18 October 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 8, no. 117. Keywords: art and artists, bachelors, le...
'The obstinate family', farce in one act, adapted from a German original by S. Phelps the younger. Licence sent 17 February 1853 for performance at Sadlers Wells 19 February 1853. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 10, no. 136. Keywords: food and dining, servants. ff. 28. S. Phelps, writer of plays...
'Harlequin Columbus, or the old world and the new', pantomime by ‘John Roakes’ (i.e. Tom Taylor). Licence sent 16 December 1853 for performance at Olympic 26 December 1853. Written in a number of different hands and on a number of different types of paper. Diagrams included. Keywords: fairi...
'Ranelagh', comic drama in two acts by J. P. Simpson and Cecil Wray. Licence sent 4 February 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 9 February 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 13, no. 192. Keywords: elopement, family re...
'Mr Buckstone's voyage round the globe (in Leicester Square)', an extravaganza in one act by J. R. Planché. Licence sent 10 April 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 17 April 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Jos. Hastings for J. B. Buckstone. Published in Lacy’...
'The marble heart, or, The sculptor's dream', drama in five acts by Charles Selby. Licence sent 15 May 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 18 May 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the phrase 'Eve before the ...
'Gabrielle the Girondist', drama in three acts by E. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 9 August 1854 for performance at the City of London 14 August 1854. Signed by Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. Listed in Nicoll under ‘unknown authors’. Keywords: Paris, French influence, French revolution, execut...
Additional act and introduced speeches in the drama of ‘Edward the Black Prince'. Licence sent 26 October 1854 for performance at the Queen's, 30 October 1854. Signed by C. J. James. Keywords: festival and celebration, Spanish influence, prison and prisoners, kidnapping, military, aristocrac...