'The dead and the living, or, A little of everything', drama in five acts, adapted from the Polish by Charles de Firlej Bielanski. Licence sent 8 September 1855 for performance at Edinburgh 8 September 1855. Songs included in MS. Nicoll lists the play under ‘unknown authors’. Keywords: aris...
L'honneur et l'argent, comédie in five acts by F. Ponsard. Printed (1853). French. Licence sent 28 November 1855 for performance at the Soho Theatre. Keywords: businessmen, debt and its consequences, French influence. ff. 70. François Ponsard, dramatic poet: London; Secular Institutions. Theat...
'War and peace, or, Harlequin and the great bear', pantomime written and invented by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 24 December 1855 for performance at the Pavilion 26 December 1855. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. Keywords: black characters, fairies and other supernatural creatures, science...
‘The evil genius’, comedy in three acts by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 8 March 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 8 March 1856. Request for licence signed J. B. Buckstone. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 26, no. 382. Keywords: British Empire, imperialism, food and dining, family ...
‘The Holly Tree Inn, or, A Christmas story’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 5 January 1856 for performance at the Strand 7 January 1856. Songs included in MS. See also Add. 52958 G and 52958 O. Keywords: literature and literary reference, pubs and inns, working class characters, family ...
‘That blessed baby’, farce in one act by F. Moore. Licence sent 9 February 1856 for performance at the Adelphi 11 February 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. According to Nicoll, Published in Lacy’s, but the reference has not been verified. Keywords: servants, bachelors, childr...
‘The Yankee housekeeper’ (‘The Yankee girl’), farce in one act by W. J. Florence, written expressly for Mrs. Anna Malvina Florence. Licence sent 24 April 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 28 April 1856. Cover signed ‘Tully, T.R. Drury Lane’. Revisions including insertion ...
‘A conjugal lesson’, farce in one act by Henry Danvers. Licence sent 11 June 1856 for performance at the Olympic 3 July 1856. Letter requesting licence signed by W. J. Emden bound in with MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 27, no. 392. For another version, see Add. 52958 P. Keywords: natural ph...
‘Pizarro, a Spanish rolla-king drama’, burlesque in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 12 September 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 15 September 1856. Text written on the back of a stack of invitations to subscribe to the ‘reading and news room’ of the Great Central ...
'Fashion, or, The perils of crinoline', farce in one act by Ben Barnett. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Strand 19 January 1857. Listed in Nicoll as ‘The perils of crinoline’, and attributed there to Morris Barnett. Keywords: fashion, poverty, festival and celebration. ff. ...