'Fair Rosamond, or, The maze, the maid and the monarch', extravaganza in one act by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 15 April 1862 for performance at the Olympic. Numbered cues and stage entries in pencil. Cuts and additions in ink. Actors’ names listed next to dramatis personæ. Published in Lac...
'The boot on the right leg', farce in one act by Captain Horton Rhys. Licence sent 23 January 1863 for performance at Sadlers Wells. Inserted letter signed C. Horton Rhys asking for licence before payment is made. Speakers and stage directions underlined in red ink. No attribution given in ...
'Bonnie Dundee, or, The gathering of the clans', drama in three acts by E. Falconer. Licence sent 20 February 1863 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. MS written in more than one hand. Prologue loosely inserted. ff. 68. Edmund Falconer, theatre-manager and playwright: Plays b...
'The ticket of leave' ('The ticket-of-leave man'), drama in three acts and a prologue by Tom Taylor. The date of licence for the May 1863 performance at the Olympic not noted on the script, but LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records date of licence as 27 May 1863. MS written in more than one hand. C...
'The motto: I’m all there', burlesque by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 14 July 1863 for performance at the Strand. Published in Lacy's, vol. 59, no. 875. For other versions of the story best known as 'The duke's motto', see Add. 53018 AA, 53022 A, 53023V, 53024 C, and 53027 B. For fuller detail...
'Ixion, or, The man at the wheel', extravaganza by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 15 September 1863 for performance at the New Royalty. Stage directions and characters underlined in red ink. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records date of licence as 14 September 1863. Published in Lacy's, vol. 60, no....
'1863; or, The sensations of the past season with a comical revelation of Lady Somebody's Secret', pantomime by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 24 December 1863 for performance at the St. James's. Pages inserted. Corrections noted in ink. Adelphi Theatre crossed out in ink on front cover. Publish...
'Madame Berliot's ball, or, The chalet in the valley', comedietta in one act by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 24 December 1863 for performance at the Royalty. Actors' names in ink next to dramatis personæ on title page. Published in Lacy's, vol. 61, no. 907. ff. 42. Sir Francis Cowley Bu...
'Blue Beard, or, Harlequin the red rover, the fairy of the golden locks and the genie of the magic king', by F. G. Cheatham.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque pantomime. Licence sent 16 December 1865 for performance at the Alexandra. The play, under the title 'Bluebeard', is listed as author unknown in Nicoll.
Comedy in five acts. Licence sent 10 May 1864 for performance at St James's. Act 5 appears to be incomplete. MS in three separate hands. The author is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to D. Boucicault, noting further that the play was performed under the title 'The fox hunt...