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Paillasse, drama in five acts by ‘A. d’Ennery’ and ‘Marc-Fournier’. Printed (1850). French. Licence sent 13 February 1852 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at Théâtre de la Gaieté 9 November 1850. Signed by J. Mitchell. Keywords: festivals and celebration, Fren...
Play by B. C. Winter, writer of plays; submitted: 1885 Play by — Stannard, called 'John Strange Winter'; writer of plays; submitted: 1885 Play by G. Gray, writer of plays; submitted: 1885
Les Cosaques, drama in five acts and nine tableaux by ‘M. Alph. Arnault et Louis Joudicis (i.e. F. A. Arnault and L. Joudicis). Printed (Levy Frères, 1853). French. Licence sent 25 March 1854 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at Théâtre de la Gaité 24 November 1...
'Diogenes, in search of a contented man', drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt, and, ‘The old shadow, or, The spirit of conscience’, drama in two acts by W. Seaman. Both licences sent 9 October 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Both covers signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. ...
Fils de famille, comedy-vaudeville in five acts by 'MM. Bayard et Biéville' (i.e. J. F. A. Bayard and C. H. E. E. Desnoyers de Bieville). Printed. French. Licence sent 24 March 1859 for performance at the St James’s. (Licence recorded as 10 May 1859 in LCO Day Book Add. 52073.) Contains wo...
Un fils de famille, comedy-vaudeville in three acts in prose by 'MM. Bayard et Bieville' (i.e., J. F. A. Bayard and C. H. E. E. Desnoyers de Biéville). Printed (Michel Levy Frères, n.d.) French. Licence sent 10 May 1860 for performance at the St James's. Inscriptions and official stamps on ...
'The colleen bawn settled at last', farce in one act by W. Brough and A. Halliday. Licence sent 1 July 1862 for to be performed at the Lyceum on 5 July. Actors’ names listed next to dramatis personæ. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 59, no. 819. See also Add. 52995 B, 52995 T, 52996 M, 53002 M, 53...
'A valentine, a compliment of the season', play in one act by W. Brough and 'A. Halliday' (i.e. A. H. Duff). Licence sent 9 February 1863 for performance at the Adelphi. Name of B[enjamin] Webster (the theatre lessee and manager) noted on the script. Published as A Valentine ! in Lacy's, vol...
'Masks and faces, or, Both sides of the curtain’, comedy in two acts. Licence sent 8 November 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, 5 November 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. For a related play see Add. 52958 W. Keywords: cross-dressing, the...
'The good woman in the wood', Christmas piece in two acts by J. R. Planché. Licence sent 23 December 1852 for performance at the Lyceum 27 December 1852. Songs sent separately make up first eight pages of the MS. Keywords: family relationships, animals, Uncle Tom's Cabin, property, fairies a...