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Farce in one act. Licence sent 8 May 1869 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. The date of the intended performance noted as Saturday 15 May 1869 on folio 1. An incomplete 'Lacy, Theatrical Bookseller' stamp is to be found on folio i. MS in two hands.
'Une Bonne Pour Tout Faire', by Jules Adenis and Jules Rostaing
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'Une Bonne Pour Tout Faire', by Jules Adenis and Jules Rostaing. Licence sent 23 May 1872 for performance at the St. James's Theatre, London. 4 folios.
'In jest and earnest, or, Warranted sound and quiet in harness', by J. T. Douglass.
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Comedy in two acts. Licence sent 2 May 1865 for performance at the Standard. Nicoll and the LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) both give the main title as 'In jest or in earnest'. Nicoll also notes the play being performed with the title 'Warranted sound and quiet in harness' at Greenwich on 10 Novembe...
'Q.E.D., or It's All a Mistake', by Francis Albert Marshall
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'Q.E.D., or It's All a Mistake', a comedietta in one act by Francis Albert Marshall. licence sent 13 January 1871 for performance at Royal Court Theatre, London. 47 folios.
‘The bag of gold’, drama in two acts by J. Hillyard. Licence sent 21 June 1852 for performance at the Olympic 25 June 1852. Signed by manager, W. Farren. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a number of words and short phrases be omitted. Keywords: working class characters, p...
'The will and the way’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 May 1853 for performance at the City of London. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. For other versions see Add. 52939 O, 52939 Q, 52939 AA, 52939 BB, 52939 DD, and 52942 H. Keywords: adultery, orphans, Indian characters, arist...
'The angel at Islington, or, The merrie days of Shakespeare and Queen Bess', romantic and historical drama in two acts by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 25 June 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 5 June 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: literature and literary refere...