Louisette, ou, La chanteuse des rues, comedy-vaudeville in two acts by 'Marc-Michel' (i.e M. A. A. Michel) and Émile Fontaine. Printed. French. Licence sent 23 April 1859 for performance at the St. James’s. Publisher’s play lists on inside and outside covers. Not listed in Nicoll. First p...
'A play of disasters, or, Next of kin' ('Next of kin'), farce in one act by Edmund Falconer. Licence sent 28 February 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham. Text bears name of E. H. Keating. Postage stamps affixed to back cover. Published in Lacy's, vol. 46, no. 679 under th...
'The old world and the new, or, British pluck and Yankee valour' (altered from 'The brazen drum, or, A Yankee in Poland'), national drama in two acts by Silas Steele, adapted by A. B. Bierce. Licence sent 18 February 1861 for performance at the Marylebone. Cover signed J. H. Cave and A. B. Bi...
'The pirates of the savannah', drama in three acts. Licence sent 22 March 1861 for performance at the Surrey. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that references to God be omitted. For other versions, see Add. 53001 I and 53003 R. ff. 29. John Thomas Douglass, called 'James W...
'House on the bridge of Notre Dame', drama in three acts by J. T. Douglass. Licence sent 27 March 1861 for performance at the Standard. MS written in more than one hand. For other versions, see Add. 53000 N, 53002 J, and 53003 N. ff. 70. John Thomas Douglass, called 'James Willing'; actor ...
Le voyage de Monsieur Perrichon, comedy in four acts by MM. Eugène Labiche and Édouard Martin. Printed (A. Bourdilliat; Libraire Nouvelle, 1860.) French. Licence sent 11 May 1861 for performance at the St James’s. First performed at the Gymnase, Paris, 10 September 1860. Publisher’s adver...
Les trembleurs, ou, Le printemps qui s'avance, scenes de la vie bourgeoise, scenes by 'MM. Dumanoir et Clairville' (i.e., P. F. Pinel and L. F. Nicolaie). Printed (Michel Lévy Frères, 1861.) French. Licence sent 23 May 1861 for performance at the St James’s. First performed at the Gymnase-D...
Le baron de Fourchevif, comedy in one act by 'MM. Labiche and A. Jolly'. Printed (Libraire théatrale), 1859. French. Licence sent 7 June 1861 for performance at the St James’s. First performed at the Gymnase-Dramatique, Paris, 15 June 1859. Pencil marks to text. Stamped in green ink, "Geo...
'The red riband, or, The soldier's motto, life for life', romantic drama in two acts by Beaumont Hughes and Henry Sinclair. Licence sent 18 July 1861 for performance at the Britannia. Name of Samuel Lane, proprietor, noted on script. Entitled, 'The red ribbon, or, The soldier's motto "Life fo...
'Harlequin Christoval, or, The demon ogre and the good fairy Silver Star at the bottom of the sea' (altered from 'Harlequin King Oberon, or, The demon ogre and the good fairy Silver Star of the lake') ('Harlequin Christoval and the demon ogre of the plains, or, The good fairy at the bottom of th...