'Endymion, or, The naughty boy who cried for the moon', comical extravaganza in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 19 December 1860 for performance at the St. James's. MS written in more than one hand. Cuts in pencil and ink. Actors' names listed next to dramatis personæ. Published as...
'A duke in difficulties', comedy in three acts and an epilogue by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 20 February 1861 for performance at the Haymarket. Numerous cuts and amendments in red and black ink, cues underlined in red ink. MS written in more than one hand. Pencil sketch of garden set at the b...
M. Candaule, ou, Le roi des maris, comedy-vaudeville in one act by MM. N. Fournier and Meyer. Printed (Michel Lévy Frères; Bibliotheque dramatique, theatre moderne, 1858.) French. Licence sent 7 June 1861 for performance at the St James’s. First performed at the Gymnase-Dramatique, Paris, 2...
Les petits moyens, comedy-vaudeville in one act by G. Lemoine, E. Labiche and A. Decourcelle. Printed (Beck, 1850.) French. Licence sent 8 June 1861 for performance at the St James’s. First performed at the Gymnase, Paris, 6 November 1850. Publisher’s advertisement on back cover. Not lis...
Trop beau pour rien faire, comedy in one act by MM. Édouard Plouvier and Jules Adenis. Printed (Michel Lévy Frères, Paris, 1858). French. Licence sent 16 July 1861 for performance at the St James’s. First performed at the Vaudeville, Paris, 13 November 1855. Publisher’s advertisement on ba...
'Woman, or, Love against the world', comedy in four acts by Edmund Falconer. Licence sent 15 August 1861 for performance at the Lyceum. Signed Edmund Falconer, lessee. MS written in more than one hand. Cuts and amendments in ink. Keywords: orphans, debt, engagements, shipwreck, water scene...
'Cora, or, The octoroon slave of Louisiana', drama in five acts by J. T. Douglass. Licence sent 25 October 1861 for performance at the Pavilion. ff. 59. John Thomas Douglass, called 'James Willing'; actor and dramatist: Plays by, submitted: 1861-1867: Partly incomplete.
'Our American cousin', comic drama in two acts by Tom Taylor. Licence sent November 1861 for performance at the Haymarket, but a note on the back of the title page includes both the name of the manager Benjamin Webster, and the date October 6th 1852. It is just possible that this is the text ...
'Miss Eily O'Connor', burlesque in one act by H. R. Byron. Licence sent 22 November 1861 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Signed E. T. Smith. MS written in two different hands. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 53, no. 781. For other versions, see Add. 52995 B, 53003 S, 52995 T, 5...
Le chapeau d'un horloger, comedy in one act by Mme. Émile de Girardin. Printed (Michel Lévy Frères, 1859). French. Date of licence not listed, almost certainly intended for performance at the St James’s in December 1861. First performed at the Gymnase, Paris, 16 December 1854. Publisher’s...