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‘The Christian slave, or, The life and death of Uncle Tom’, drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 22 February 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: slavery and abolitionism, American characters, black characters, family relations...
‘Auld Robin Gray, or, The hand and the heart’, drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 22 August 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 22 August 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Letter signed by G. Smith bound in with MS. Two different forms of paper used. See ...
‘The custom of the country, or, Yankee help’, farce in one act by -- Walcott. Licence sent 27 June 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 30 June 1856. ‘Property of Mr. B. Williams’ written on cover. Actors’ names included in MS. John Proctor listed as ‘prompter’. Nicoll lists the play under ...
‘Medea’, tragedy in one act by Thomas J. Williams. Licence sent 12 July 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 14 July 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Songs included in MS. Keywords: classical civilization, murder, children. ff. 17. Thomas John Williams, dramatist: London; Se...
'A night at Notting Hill', farcical sketch in one act by N. H. Harrington and E. Yates. Licence sent 17 January 1857 for performance at the Adelphi 5 January 1857. Request for licence signed Benjamin Webster. Songs included in MS. Published in Lacy's, vol. 29, no. 428. Keywords: Notting Hi...
The black book, romantic drama in three acts, altered and adapted from the French by G. C. Bentinck and J. P. Simpson. Printed (1856). Licence sent 7 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 2 February 1857. Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Listed in Nico...
'A life's trial', drama in four acts by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 19 March 1857. Intended performance date listed on cover is 19 March 1857. Revisions throughout the text. Published in Lacy's, vol. 30, no. 436. Keywords: speculat...
'The Spanish girl, or, The spy of Naples', drama in three acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 9 April 1857 performance at the City of London Theatre 13 April 1857. Keywords: Spanish influence, Naples, police, nautical interest, aristocracy, imprisonment, treason. ff. 20. George Dibdin Pitt, a...
'The Nubian captive, or, The royal slave', eastern drama in three acts written expressly for Mr. J. B. Brown by E. G. Burton. Licence sent 14 June 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Margate 15 June 1857. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in blue. Some additions to text in ...
'The life of a weaver, his trials and his struggles, or, The web of destiny', in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 21 August 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 28 November 1859. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. For other versions, see Add. 52967 Z. Keywords: poverty, ...