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'Carte de visite', comedietta in one act by M. Williams and F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 22 December 1862 , no theatre indicated. Script notes name of C. Dumerie, copyist, 22 Mornington Place, Hampstead Rd. Amendments and cues noted in pencil. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 57, no. 845. ff. 52. ...
How she loves him! comedy in five acts by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 30 November 1863 for performance at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool. Printed. Pages pasted onto large paper. Minor cuts in ink. This performance is listed as the premiere in Nicoll. Published by Chapman and ...
'Lady Belle Belle, or, Fortunio and his seven magic servants', pantomime by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 22 December 1863 for performance at the Adelphi. Name of B. Webster, the theatre manager, noted on script. "Comic fairy tale" on title page. For an earlier version of the story, see 'Fortu...
'The slave of crime, or, Sowing the whirlwind and reaping the storm, or, Bitter fruits of disobedience', by C. H. Hazlewood.
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Drama in three acts. Licence sent 9 July 1864 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. Nicoll lists the play with the title 'The slaves of crime, or, Sowing the whirlwind and reaping the storm'.
'Hop o my thumb and his eleven brothers, or, Harlequin and the ogre of the seven league boots', by E. L. L. Blanchard.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1864 for performance at Drury Lane. MS appears to be missing the front page containing the title; the title listed above comes from the LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703). The attribution to Blanchard is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded...
'Harlequin Tom Tom the piper's son, Pope Joan and Little Bo-Peep, or, Old Daddy Long Legs and the pig that went to market and the pig that stayed at home', by T. L. Greenwood.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 21 December 1865 for performance at Astley's. The MS is in several hands and contains numerous amendments and additions throughout. Comic scenes included separately in folios 47-75. The attribution of the play to T. L. Greenwood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the drama...
Farce in one act. Licence sent 21 October 1864 for performance at the Adelphi. The name 'Mr B. Webster' noted above the details of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to Brough and Halliday is taken from Nicoll, the names of the dramatists not being recorded on the script.
‘Scenes and speeches included to be introduced into the Standard Theatre version of ‘The betting boy’s career’ to be produced at the Queen’s Theatre.’ Licence sent 14 September 1852 for performance at the Queen’s. Title page signed by C. F. James. Songs included in MS. Revisions not the work...