'The Green Isle of the Sea', by unknown author. PLay read 12 September 1874 for a licence to perform at the Royal Princess Theatre, Edinburgh. 133 folios.
'The Red Man's Rifle', by Colin Henry Hazelwood. Play recommended 8 December 1874 for a licence to perform at the Britannia Theatre, London. 18 folios.
'Tom Tom the Piper's Son', by W. M. Akhurst. Play approved 27 December 1875 for a licence to perform at the Elephant and Castle Theatre, London. 30 folios.
'Snatched from the Grave', by Henri Pettitt and George Conquest
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'Snatched from the Grave', by Henri Pettitt and George Conquest. Play approved 3 March 1876 for a licence to perform at the Grecian Theatre. 21 folios.
‘The vampire’, a ‘phantasm related in three dramas’ (‘The vampire’, ‘Raby Castle’, and ‘Raby Hall’), by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 25 May 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 14 June 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published as The Phanto...
Phèdre, tragédie in five acts by Racine; translated into Italian verse by F. Dall'Ongaro. Printed (Michel Lévy, 1858). French with facing Italian translation. Licence sent 28 June 1858 for performance at the St. James's. Original first performance at Théatre Italien 11 May 1858; this script...
'Ladybird, or Harlequin Lord Dundreary', pantomime by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 13 December 1862 for performance at Astley’s. ‘An entirely new and original fairy pantomime’ written on front cover. Cues marked in pencil. Contains comic scenes. Listed in LCO Day Book Add. 52703 under ‘M’...
'Fayre Rosamond, or, Henry 2nd, bold Robin Hood and the merry merry men of Sherwood', by R. Soutar.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1865 for performance at the Marylebone. A letter from J. Arnold Cave, lessee and manager, to W. B. Donne dated 20 December 1865 introduces the play and gives the date of intended representation as Saturday 23 December 1865. Damaged Penny Red stamp on folio 9v ...