'Our traviata', burlesque in one act by W. F. Vandervell. Licence sent 5 September 1857 for performance at the Surrey 14 September 1857. Cover signed Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Songs included in MS. For other versions see Add. 52966 R, 52967 T, and 52968 B. Keywords: literature and lit...
'The war trail, or, The white horse of the prairie', grand Mexican equestrian spectacle in three acts by W. T. Townsend. Licence sent 15 October 1857 for performance at Astley's.Royal Amphitheatre. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Keywords: Mexico, ...
'Harlequin Prince Love the Day, or, Queen Busy Bee, Little Red Riding Hood, and the fiend wolf', pantomime by H. Young. Licence sent 19 December 1857 for performance at the Victoria 26 December 1857. Request for licence signed by J. Johnson Towers. Copied by Isaac Cohen. Songs included in ...
'A pleasant time of it', farce in one act, probably by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 3 February 1858 for performance at the Strand 2 February 1858. 'Leicester Buckingham, 14 Clements Inn' written on cover. See also Add. 52971 P. Keywords: mountain settings, pubs and inns, travel, entertain...
‘The leprachaun, or, Bad luck’s good luck with good looking-after’ (sic), drama in two acts by E. Falconer. Licence sent 25 February 1859 for performance at the Lyceum on 28 February 1859. Listed in Nicoll as ‘The Leprechaun, or, Bad luck’s good luck with good looking after’. LCO Day Book Ad...
‘The Castle of Otranto’, burlesque in one act. Licence sent 26 March 1859 for performance at the St. James’s. Some cuts and amendments in ink. Based on the novel by Horace Walpole, 1764. Keywords: Italian settings, literary reference, supernatural, weddings, popular song, castles, politics...
‘An old offender’, comic drama in two acts by J. R. Planché. Licence sent 22 July 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 41, no. 615. Keywords: aristocracy, Early Modern settings, inheritance, wards, robbers, magistrates, legends, courtship, letters, disguise. ff. 58...
'A friend in need', comedy in two acts by Sydney J. G. French and William Sorrell. Licence sent 20 April 1860 for performance at the St. James's. Inside cover bears the name of a 'Miss Wyndham'' written in ink. Published in Lacy's, vol. 46, no. 682. Keywords: London, marital relationships, ...
'Ruy Blas', drama in three acts by Edmund Falconer. Licence sent 11 October 1860 for performance at the Princess's. Sketch in ink of period costume design on f. 2. Signed A. Harris, lessee. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 refers to the correspondence held in the LCO Letter Register concerning alter...
'Blue Beard from a new point of hue', burlesque by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 26 December 1860 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy's, vol. 49, no. 729. ff. 20. Henry James Byron, called 'Nick Nemo'; actor and dramatist: Plays by, submitted for licence: 1857-1865: Partly imperf.