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'My friend from Leatherhead', farce in one act by N. H. Harrington and E. Yates. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Lyceum 23 February 1857. Published in Lacy's, vol. 30, no. 437. Keywords: Pop Goes the Weasel, speculation, entertainment, working class characters. ff. 17. N. ...
'Pocahontas, or, The English tar and the Indian princess', original drama in three acts by E. G. Burton. Licence sent 14 June 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Margate 15 June 1857. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in blue. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation...
'A frightful murder in Hoxton', farce in one act by G. Conquest. Licence sent 13 June 1857 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 15 June 1857. Keywords: drinking and drunkenness, murder, the press, food and dining, crime. ff. 17. George Augustus Conquest, acrobat, pantomimist, and dramatist...
'How it's to be done', comic drama in two acts. Licence requested for performance on Tuesday, 18 August 1857, but refused. Note on cover states that the MS was referred to the Lord Chamberlain 24 August 1857. Nicoll lists a play of the same title under ‘unknown authors’ with a first performan...
'Victims', original comedy in three acts by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 5 July 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 8 July 1857. Each act appears to have been posted separately. Actors’ names included alongside dramatis personae. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 32, no. 475. Keywords: ...
'So very obliging', farce in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 23 September 1857 for performance at the Strand 28 September 1857. Cover signed Leicester Buckingham, 14 Clements Inn. Keywords: animals, servants, science and technology, family relationships, food and dining. ff. 44. ...
'An unequal match', comedy in three acts by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 25 September 1857 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 3 October 1857. Revisions or prompter’s notes throughout text in different hands and different coloured inks. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 118. Not listed in LC...
'The mask of bronze', drama in two acts by C. Stanfield James. Licence sent 31 March 1860 for performance at the Queens Theatre. Not attributed in Nicoll, but might be a version of James's play 'The bronze statue, or, The Virgin's kiss, licensed for the Queens in February 1850; see Add. 43025...
Le gendre de M. Poirier, comedy in four acts by Èmile Augier and Jules Sandeau. Printed (Michel Lévy, 1852). French. Licence sent 30 October 1860 for performance at the St James's. First performed at the Gymnase, Paris, 8 April 1854. Publisher's catalogue attached (Michel Lévy, June 1854);...
'The children in the wood, or, The cruel uncle and the fairies of the golden vines', pantomime by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 24 December 1860 for performance at the Queen's on 26 December. Signed C. J. James. Early version of the traditional 'Babes in the wood' scenario and plot. ff. 42. Mon...