'Those dear blacks', farce in two acts by William Brough. Licence sent 18 November 1852 for performance at Lyceum 17 November 1852. Songs included in MS. According to Nicoll, published in Lacy's, but reference has not been verified. Keywords: Uncle Tom's Cabin, literature and literary refer...
'Nell Gwynne, or Harlequin Merry Monarch', pantomime by Nelson Lee. Licence sent 18 December 1852 for performance at the Adelphi 27 December 1852. Request for Licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatures, the supernatural, animals, dance, p...
'Harlequin and Bluebeard the Grand Bashaw, or The good fairy triumphant over the genius of discord', pantomime. Licence sent 11 December 1854 for performance at the Surrey. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 contains extensive entry that requires some of the comic business to be omitted. Not listed in ...
'Too much for good nature', comedietta or farce in one act by Edward Falconer. Licence sent 8 September 1858 for performance at the Lyceum 11 September 1858. Published in Lacy's, vol. 42, no. 626. Keywords: phrenology, mesmerism, family relationships, lodgers, servants, marital relationship...
'Little Red Riding Hood, or, The rose, the shamrock and the thistle', extravaganza by Leicester Buckingham. Licence sent 21 December 1861 for performance at the Lyceum. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 53, no. 791. ff. 26. Leicester Silk Buckingham, dramatist; youngest son of J S Buckingham: Plays...
'Sense and sensation, or, The seven sisters of Thule', a Christmas morality by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 30 December 1863 for performance at the Olympic. MS written in more than one hand. Prompt copy. Cues and notes in pencil. Cuts and corrections in ink. Notes on front cover crossed out i...
'The Wood Demon, or, Harlequin One o'Clock and ye knight, ye maydenne and ye minstrel', by F. Marchant.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 12 December 1867 for performance at the Oriental. The name [Morris] Abrahams noted on folio 1, together with 'Oriental Theatre, High Street, Poplar'. The attribution of the play to F. Marchant is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'The lost inheritance, or, The idiot, the roué and the miser', by W. E. Suter.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 27 July 1864 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as actual and responsible manager on folio 1. An alternative title, 'The false inheritance' appears at the top of folio 1 but with the word 'false' crossed through and ...
'Found drowned, or, Marry in haste and repent at leisure', by W. T. Townsend.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 27 November 1865 for performance at the Effingham. The attribution of the play to W. T. Townsend is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.