'The electric telegraph, or, The fast man in a fix! A touch at the Times', farce in one act by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 10 June 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 13 June 1853. Title page signed by proprietor. Detailed description of dramatis personae. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 re...
'The maid of Normandy', vaudeville in one act by Josh Halford. Nicoll attributes this play under the name of J. C. Barrett. Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 7 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. Keywords: ...
Comic scenes for a Christmas pantomime for the season 1853 - 1854. No record of the issue of a separate licence in LCO Day Book Add. 53703. The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, is mentioned on the last page, but there are no other markings which would confirm that the scenes were intended to be an a...
'Gin and water, or, The times we live in', drama in three acts. Licence sent 11 January 1854 for performance at the Victoria 16 January 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Songs included in MS. For other versions, see Add. 52945 V and 52945 W. Keywords: drinking ...
'A dramatic legend', in a prelude and three acts. Licence sent 26 January 1854 for performance at the Olympic the same day. Revisions and diagrams throughout. Songs and music included in MS. Keywords: German influence, the supernatural, pubs and inns, musicians, drinking and drunkenness, art...
'The plague of the family', comedy in three acts adapted from the French by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 31 January 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 6 February 1854. Signed by R. Conquest. Listed in Nicoll under the heading ‘unknown authors’. Keywords: French influence, military, pub...
'The Duchess Eleanour', play in five acts by H. F. Chorley. Licence sent 10 March 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 13 March 1854. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word 'God' be substituted ...
'A winter in London, or, A devilish good friend', drama of modern life in three acts by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 8 April 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon on 17 April 1854. Signed by Ro. Conquest. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths and a mention of Noah'...