'Formosa, or, The rail road to ruin', by D. Boucicault.
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Drama in four acts. Licence sent 30 July 1869 for performance at Drury Lane. Printed (n.d.), but with the title added by hand. Nicoll notes that a revised edition of the play was performed on 26 May 1891, also at Drury Lane.
'Young girl from the country, or, A peak at the vices and virtues of rustic and city life', drama in two acts by J. B. Howe. Licence sent 23 July 1862 for performance at the Pavilion. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that three scenes be omitted. ff. 53. J. B. Howe, writer o...
‘The old school and the new’, farce in one act. Licence sent 6 February 1852 for performance at the Bath and Bristol 6 February 1852. Signed by H. Butler. Noted to be the ‘property of the Bateman children’ on title page. The last two pages of the play are bound with Add. 52929 M. Nicoll als...
‘James the Sixth, or, The Gowrie plot’, tragedy in five acts by the Rev. James White. Licence sent 5 March 1852 for performance at Sadler’s Wells 6 March 1852. Paper of different sizes used for different acts. Keywords: military, Scottish characters, political revolution, English Civil War, ...
‘Just my luck!’ (altered from ‘Mind your own business’), farce in one act by Alfred Maltby. Licence sent 1 May 1852 for performance at the Royal Olympic 3 May 1852. Signed by W. Farren. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Nicoll lists a performance of ...
‘The man with the red beard’ al. ‘Friends and their shadows’, drama in three acts by John H. Wilkins. Licence sent 13 July1852 for performance at the City of London Theatre 19 July 1852. Obscured signature on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitt...
'Romeo and Juliet, or, Harlequin Queen Mab and the world of dreams', pantomime by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 8 December 1852 for performance at the Olympic 27 December 1852. Revisions throughout the text. Keywords: literature and literary reference, the supernatural, fairies and other supernat...
'Little Toddlekins', farce in one act by C. J. Matthews. Licence sent 13 December 1852 for performance at the Lyceum 17 December 1852. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 173. Keywords: servants, military, family relationships, widows, spinsters, literature and literary reference, childre...