‘The three perils of man: wine, wit and woman’, ‘grand spectacular burlesque’ in one act by E. L. Blanchard. Licence sent 27 March 1852 for performance at the Surrey 29 March 1852. Title page lists Messrs. Shepherd and Cheswick. Stage directions underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Key...
‘Transferring a license’, a farce in one act by Lewis I. Jenkins and Thomas W. Hughes. Licence sent 12 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, 12 April 1852. Keywords: working class characters, stagecraft, family relationships. ff. 8. Thomas W. Hughes, writer of plays: L...
‘The betting boy’s career, from his home to the hulks’, ‘moral drama’ in two acts. Licence sent 3 August 1852 for performance at the City of London Theatre 9 August 1852. ‘Taken from the plates’ appears on title page, perhaps written by an E. F. Saville who has signed the title page in pencil...
'The rats of the Seine', drama in five acts. Licence sent 28 October 1852 for performance at the Queen's 1 November 1852. Title page signed by C. F. James. Revisions not the work of the Examiner of Plays appear throughout text. Keywords: Paris, French influence, nautical drama, poverty, mil...