'The Shinghawn, or, Ailleen the Rose of Kilkenny', by H. J. O'Donnell.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 23 February 1869 for performance at St James's. Folios i and ii consist of letters from the playwright Hugh Joseph O'Donnell, although seemingly in different hands, to William Bodham Donne enclosing payment in one instance and asking for the licence to be forwar...
'Che-Chi-Chow-Chan, or, Harlequin the naughty man who kills all he can', by F. Marchant.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 24 December 1869 for performance at the Victoria. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for references to 'death and suicide' and 'pauper's grave', etc., be omitted in performance on the grounds they are too tragic to have any part in a pantomime. The name of the dramatist is ...
'He's Coming via Slumborough, Snoozleton and Snoreham', by F. C. Burnand
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'He's Coming via Slumborough, Snoozleton and Snoreham', by F. C. Burnand. PLay read 15 May 1874 for a licence to perform at the St. George's Theatre. 46 folios.