'The fall of the avalanche, or, The mountain home', by G. Conquest.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts and a prologue. Licence sent 16 February 1865 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as the actual and responsible manager on folio 1.
Ulysses, or, The Iron-clad Warrior and the Little Tug of War, by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 17 April 1865 for performance at St James's. Printed by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 89 Strand (n.d.). Lacy's Acting Edition No 980. A cast list with the names of the actors taking the roles, including Miss Charlotte Saunders and Mr Henry James Montague (Henry James Mann), on foli...
'The power of gold, or, Honesty the best policy', by W. R. Osman.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 16 June 1865 for performance at the Victoria. The names of the theatre lessees, [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton, noted on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. R. Osman is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'The folly fete, or, The May Queen', by E. J. N. Galer.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 3 October 1865 for performance at the Grecian. The name of the actual and responsible theatre manager B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted on folio 1, together with the date of intended performance - Thursday Oct 12 1865 - and a further alternative tit...
'Princess Primrose and the four pretty princes', by H. Bellingham and W. Best.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 12 January 1866 for performance at the Olympic. MS in two hands. The attribution of the play to Bellingham and Best is taken from Nicoll, the names of the dramatists not being noted on the script. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 68).
'The key of the street, or, Night life in London', By J. H. Wilkins.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 28 March 1866 for performance at the Surrey. The alternative title 'The widow's son' has been crossed through on folio 1. The play, under the title 'The key of the streets' is listed as author unknown in Nicoll.
'Rich and poor, a story of the four seasons', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 30 April 1866 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of the play to C. H. Hazlewood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'Jack Mingo, the London street boy, or, Try again', by V. Roberts.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 August 1866 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to V. Roberts and gives the title as 'Jack Mingo, the London street-boy'.