'The will and the way, or. The secret vault and the voice of death’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 12 May 1853 for performance at the Standard. For other versions see Add. 52939 O, 52939 Q, 52939 AA, 52939 BB, 52939 CC, and 52942 H. Keywords: orphans, Indian characters, aristocracy, adulte...
'Family secrets, or, How to make home happy', farce in one act by W. Brough. Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Lyceum 7 November 1853. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 13, no. 182. Keywords: servants, food and dining, adultery. ff. 32. William Brough, journalist and author; brot...
‘Musical Bob! or, Sharps, flats, and naturals’, farce in one act by W. Dean. Licence sent 31 May 1856 for performance at the Bower Saloon 31 May 1856. Extensive stage directions. Songs included in MS. Keywords: musicians, children, family relationships. ff. 17. William Dean, writer of play...
‘That house in High Street’, comedy in two acts by M. Stuart. Licence sent 31 July 1856 for performance at the Strand 28 July 1856. Keywords: military, servants, doctors and medicine, supernatural, ghosts. ff. 42. M. Stuart, writer of plays: London. Secular Institutions; Theatres. Strand Th...
'What will they say at Brompton?', farce in one act by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 31 August 1857 for performance at the Olympic 23 November 1857. Cover signed Stirling Coyne but crossed out. Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Revisions throughout text. LCO Day Book Add. 53073...
‘The lady of Lyons’, 'the very latest extravaganza by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 9 July 1859 for performance at the Strand. Signed E. and J. Hastings, copyists. See also Add. 52971 K. Published in Lacy’s , supplementary volume, no volume or index reference, a later, revised version of the La...
'The fool of the family', farce in one act by Chauncy S. Davis. Licence sent 12 July 1860 for performance at the Adelphi. Actors' names listed next to dramatis personæ. First performed in Worcester, Mass., on 19 December 1853. Small sections of paper cut from ff. 9, 13, 24, 25, 28, 29, and ...
'Eily O Connor', drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 4 October 1860 for performance at the Britannia. Name of Samuel Lane, the theatre proprietor, noted on the title page. Based on the novel The Collegians by Gerald Griffin (published 1829). For other versions of the story, s...
'The fatal shadow, or, The man with an iron heart', by Mrs. H. Young. Licence sent 16 February 1861 for performance at the Effingham. Cover and Act I records name of Morris Abrahams as the theatre manager. Pasted-in slips obscure the original title page. ff. 33. Melinda Young, also called ...
'Under the rose', farce in one act by George Roberts. Licence sent 18 March 1862 for performance at the St. James's. Cuts and stage manager's cues marked in ink. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 57, no. 853. ff. 16. George Roberts, called 'Robert Walters', writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 18...