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'Mr. and Mrs. German Reed's entertainment of popular illustrations from real life for 1861', in two parts: Part One entitled 'Our card basket', Part Two entitled 'Dischords, by two rival composers with interrupted intervals by Mrs. German Reed'. Licence sent 3 April 1861 for performance at the...
'The very latest edition of the Cooleen Drawn from a novel source, or, The great sensation diving belle', burlesque in one act by Martin Dutnall and J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 5 October 1861 for performance at the Surrey. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a reference to...
'The octoroon', drama in three acts by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 28 October 1861 for performance at the Adelphi. First performed at the Winter Garden, New York on 6 December 1859. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 65, no. 963. Keywords: slaves, judges, America, family relationships, mixed-race ...
'The fair one with the locks of gold, or, Harlequin Gorilla and the ring, the giant and the gloomy grotto', pantomime by G. Conquest and H. Spry. Licence sent 19 December 1861 for performance at the Grecian. Includes comic scenes. ff. 52. Henry Spry, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: ...
'A nice quiet day', farce in one act by T. H. Hipkins and Gaston Murray. Licence sent 24 December 1861 for performance at the New Royalty Theatre, Soho. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 54, no. 808. ff. 22. Gaston Murray, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1861-1862. T. H. Hipkins, writer of p...
'Dot', drama in three acts by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 11 April 1862 for performance at the Adelphi. First performed at the Winter Garden, New York, on 14 September 1859. Based on The cricket on the hearth. by Charles Dickens, first published 1845. ff. 63. Dionysius Lardner Boucicault...
'The golden daggers', drama in five acts by Charles Fechter and Edmund Yates. Licence sent 17 April 1862 to be performed at the Princess's on 19 April 1862. Identifies A. Harris, lessee. Amendments in ink. MS written in more than one hand. Last page identifies Edw. G. Hastings, prompter an...
'Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathew's entertainment', entertainment in two parts. Licence sent 17 May 1862 for performance at the Concert Room of Her Majesty's Theatre. Titles of separate parts listed in LCO Day Book Add. 52703 as "1. 'My wife and I', 2. 'The sensation fork, or, The maid, the maniac...
'The Toodles', farce in one act by William E. Burton. Licence sent 18 June 1862 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Dion Boucicault, 20 King Street, St. James, noted on cover (Boucicault was lessee of Drury Lane from June 1862). First performed at Burton's Chambers Street Theat...
'Pauvrette', drama in three acts by Dion Boucicualt. Licence sent 22 August 1863 for performance at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool. MS in more than one hand. Acts on different paper and in different hands. First performed at Niblo's Garden, New York 10 April 1858. Published (Fren...