Drama in two acts. Licence sent 27 January 1865 for performance at the Effingham. The attribution to W. E. Suter is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
'The neglected home, or, The spirit child's prayer', by W. Travers.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 February 1865 for performance at the City of London. Mr Nelson Lee, the theatre manager, noted on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. Travers is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'Mrs Green's snug little business', by C. S. Cheltnam
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An original farce in one act. Licence sent 12 January 1865 for performance at the Strand. Original title 'A Snug Little Business' with the 'A' crossed through in MS and replaced by 'Mrs Green's'. Dramatis personae on folio 2 together with the surnames of the actors taking the roles. Published by...
'The battle of the heart, or, The pirate merchant', by J. H. Wilkins
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Drama in five acts. Licence sent 12 January 1865 for performance at the City of London. The dramatist is also noted as the author of 'Civilization', 'St Mark', 'Egyptian', etc., on folio 1.
'The wrongs of Poland, or, The patriots of 1863', by S. Hastings
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Drama in three acts. Licence sent 6 February 1865 for performance at the Victoria. Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton noted as the lessees of the theatre on folio 1. Act III is in a different hand from acts I and II. The attribution of the play to S. Hastings is taken from Nicoll, the name o...
'Cousin Adonis, or, Too handsome for anything', by J. P. Wooler.
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Farce in one act. Licence sent 9 February 1865 for performance at the Royalty. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) records the play as having two acts, but the MS appears complete in one act.
'The fall of the avalanche, or, The mountain home', by G. Conquest.
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Drama in three acts and a prologue. Licence sent 16 February 1865 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as the actual and responsible manager on folio 1.