'I'll tell your wife, or, Highly improper', farce in one act by N. S. Webster. Licence sent 5 March 1855 for performance at the Adelphi 12 March 1855. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywo...
'The muleteer of Toledo', drama in two acts by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 29 March 1855 for performance at the Princess’s 9 April 1855. Written on several different types of paper. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Songs included in MS. For another version, see Add. 529...
'George Vernet, or, The life of a cabman', drama in three acts by G. Conquest. Licence sent 2 April 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 9 April 1855. Signed with unidentifiable signature. Signed by Ro. Conquest, manager. The script is addressed to W. B. Donne, London Library, St. Ja...
'How stout you're getting', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 3 July 1855 for performance at the Princess’s 16 July 1855. Published in Lacy's, vol. 22, no. 327. Keywords: science and technology, doctors and medicine, food and dining, London, poverty, transport, travel. ff. 21. ...
'Nitocris, or, The Ethiop's vengeance', grand original historical play in five acts by Edward Fitzball. Licence sent 8 September 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 8 October 1855. Signed by E. T. Smith. "Stage copy" written on title page. A few pages in a different hand a...
'Don't judge by appearances', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 11 September 1855 for performance at the Princess’s 22 October 1855. Keywords: servants, family relationships, orphans, sport, military. ff. 20. John Maddison Morton, dramatist: London; Secular Institutions. Theatr...
'Beeswing in port', farce in one act adapted from the French by J. H. Reynoldson. Licence sent 16 October 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 16 October 1855. Signed by E. T. Smith and C. J. Mathews, Lou House, Fulham. Listed by Nicoll under ‘unknown authors’. Keywords: an...
'Hamilton of Bothwell Haugh', a tragic play in five acts by Angelo R. Slous. Licence sent 22 October 1855 for performance at Sadlers Wells 24 October 1855. Keywords: Scotland, Christians and Christianity, aristocracy, treason, revolution, legitimacy, family relationships. ff. 149. Angelo Ro...
'Harlequin and the maid and the magpie; or The fairy Paradisa and Hanky Panky, the enchanter', pantomime by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 17 December 1855 for performance at the Princess’s 26 December 1855. Keywords: animals, fairies and other supernatural creatures, working class characters, du...
'Harlequin sun and moon and the seven sisters, or, The Zodiac in an uproar', pantomime by George Conquest. Licence sent 17 December 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 17 December 1855. Signed by Ro. Conquest, proprietor and responsible manager. Diagram included. Songs included in MS...