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'The life of a weaver, his trials and his struggles, or, The web of destiny', in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 21 August 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 28 November 1859. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. For other versions, see Add. 52967 Z. Keywords: poverty, ...
'Drat that comet', farce in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 16 July 1857 for performance at the Strand 16 August 1857. “Leicester Buckingham, 13 Clements Lane” written on cover. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that the phrases 'led like a lamb to the slaughter' and ...
'La traviata, or The lost one', opera in five acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 27 June 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. For other versions, see Add. 52966 R, 52968 B, and 52968 D. Keywords: aristocracy, French influence, p...
'The spirits of good and evil, or, Il Basco the Maresco', drama in two acts by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 31 October 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: Spanish influence, supernatural, murder, castles, aristocracy, pe...
La femme aux oeufs d'or, comedy-vaudeville in one act by 'MM. Dumanoir et Clairville' (i.e., P. F. Pinel and L. F. Nicolaie). Printed (Michel Levy Frères; Bibliothèque dramatique; théatre moderne, 1853). French. Licence sent 10 May 1860 for performance at the St James's. First performed at ...
Les amours de Clèopatre, comedy in three acts by 'MM. Marc-Michel et Delacour' (i.e. M. A. A. Michel and A. C. Lartigue). Printed (A. Bourdilliat; Théâtre contemporain illustré, 1860). French. Licence sent 19 June 1860 for performance at the St James's. First performed at the Variétés, Pari...
'The volunteer ball', farce in one act by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 16 July 1860 for performance at the Strand. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the word "Damn" be omitted. Part authored by Montagu Williams. Keywords: hotels, concealed identity, courtship, flirtation, ...
J'ai compromis ma femme, comedy in one act by 'MM. Labiche et Delacour' (i.e. E. Labiche and A. C. Lartigue.) Printed (Michel Lévy Frères, 1861). French. Licence sent 11 May 1861 for performance at the St James’s. First performed at the Gymnase, Paris, 13 February 1861. Publisher’s advert...
Un frère terrible, ‘comédie-vaudeville’ in one act, by C.- D. Dupeuty and ‘Paul Vermond’ (i.e. Eugène Vermond). Printed (1850). French. Licence sent 31 May 1852 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed by J. Mitchell. Publisher’s advertising on back cover. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 record...
'The chevalier de St George!', a drama in two acts adapted by C. A. Somerset from the French of ‘Monsieur Mélesville’ (i.e. Baron A. H. J. Duveyrier) and Roger de Beauvoix. Licence sent 16 August 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 22 August 1853. Stage directions and speaking cues und...