‘Aladdin and the wonderful lamp’, a ‘seriously comical and comically serious comic pantomime, culled, concocted, compiled, and composed, from the original double distilled Sanskrit, with alterations, emendations, corrections, and revisions’, by Edgar Taylor. Licence sent 9 December 1856 for pe...
'The Lady of Lyons, or, Two-penny pride and penny-tence!!', burlesque extravaganza in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 30 January 1858 for performance at the Strand 1 February 1858. Songs included in MS. Original play 'The Lady of Lyon, or, Love and pride' by Edward Bulwer Lytton. Not l...
'A pleasant time of it', farce in one act. Licence requested for performance at the Strand but refused. 'This version of the piece was objected to by the examiner referred to the Lord Chamberlain and withdrawn by the author. February 4. 1858' written on cover. 'Leicester Buckingham, 14 Clemen...
Elizabeth, Queen of England, historical play in five acts by Paulo Giacometti, translated from Italian by Thomas Williams. Printed (R.S. Francis, 1858). Italian, with facing English translation. Licence sent 25 June 1858 for performance at the St. James's. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records th...
'Kicks and half pence', farce in one act by W. Brough, 'under the management of Mr. E. Falconer'. Intended for production at the Lyceum Theatre Royal 2 September 1858. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53703. Contains handwritten revisions and cuts. Keywords: widows, bankers, debt and its conseque...