'Harlequin Goody Two Shoes, or, Robin the ploughboy and the castle of the seven passions', by E. Towers.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1864 for performance at the Effingham. The attribution of the play to E. Towers is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'The man loaded with mischief, or, King Cricket and Polly put the kettle on', by F. Marchant.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 12 December 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The comic scenes are included separately between folios 13-18. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. Marchant.
‘The rifle club, or, A shot at a passing bubble’, farce in one act by M. W. B. Jerrold. Licence sent 11 February 1852 for performance at the Strand 16 February 1852. Keywords: invasion fears, military, discipline, animals, debt and its consequences. ff. 11. William Blanchard Jerrold, journa...
‘Dick Fly by Night and Dare Devil Dan, or, The leap for life’, drama in two acts by H. Young. Licence sent 26 February 1852 for performance at the Bower Saloon 3 March 1852. Title page contains a list of plays by the same author, including ‘Aminta’ (Add. 52929 E). Keywords: crime, poverty, d...
‘The life of a betting boy, or, His widow’s hope and a lover’s fear’, drama in two acts by H. Young. Licence sent 25 August 1852 for performance at the Bower Saloon 25 August 1852. Title page annotated and initialled by the Examiner of Plays, W. B. Donne, ‘One scene was directed to be struck ...
‘Sink or swim’, a drama in two acts by Thomas Morton, Jr. Licence sent 27 July 1852 for performance at the Royal Olympic 2 August 1852. Signed by manager, W. Farren. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a few words be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 7, no. 98. Keywords: ...
‘Life as it is, or, The pauper’s crib and the model lodging house’, drama in two acts by T. G. Blake. Licence sent 30 September 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 30 September 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the name of the Duchess of Rutland be omitted. Keywords...
'The ocean born, or, The pirate father, a tale of the southern seas, 'nautical domestic drama’ in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 8 November 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 13 November 1852. 'Taken from the tale in the Family Herald of the same name' appears on title page. Text wri...
‘The house on the bridge, or, The storm, the fire and the ball’, drama in three acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 22 October 1852 for performance at the Standard 1 November 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that oaths be omitted and the word ‘God’ substituted. Keyword...
'The slave hunt! or, St Clare and the happy days of Uncle Tom, including Cassy's storey and the death of Eva’, ‘being an entirely new version of “Uncle Tom's cabin” ’(‘Uncle Tom's cabin’), in two acts by H. Young. Licence sent 17 February 1853 for performance at the Victoria 31 February 1853. ...