List of plays granted a licence by the Lord Chamberlain's Office during the months of May and June 1869, together with the names of the theatres of intended representation. In the hand of William Bodham Donne, Examiner of Plays.
Operetta in two acts. Licence sent 22 May 1869 for performance at the Corn Hall, Maidstone. Printed by Grundy, Maidstone. (n.d.). The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script and the play is listed as author unknown in Nicoll.
Comedy in one act. Licence sent 6 may 1869 for performance at St James's. Printed by Beck, Libraire-Éditeur, 20 Rue Des Grands-Augustins, Paris. (1869). The first performance of the play was at L'Odéon, Paris, on 24 October 1854, as noted on folio 1.
Burlesque. Licence sent 20 May 1869 for performance at the St George's. The author is noted as being a member of 'Kelly and Leon's Minstrels, New York' on folio 1. A detailed list of props is included on folio 1v. MS in several hands.
Opera bouffe in three acts with music by J. Offenbach. Licence sent 14 June 1869 for performance at St James's. Printed by J. Miles and Co., 122 Wardour Street, Oxford Street. (1869). Dramatis personae together with the names of the performers on folio 3. In French with a parallel English text. ...
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 2 June 1869 for performance at the Charing Cross. Messrs E. W. Bradwell and W. R. Field are noted as the lessees of the theatre on folio 1. MS in two hands. The attribution of the play to C. S. Cheltnam is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being r...
'Under two flags, or, Race for life through flood and flame'.
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Drama in a prologue and three acts. Licence sent 12 May 1869 for performance at the Surrey. Messrs Shepherd and Creswick, the lessees of the theatre, noted on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Operatic Sketch with music by E. L. Hime. Licence sent 2 June 1869 for performance at the Charing Cross. Printed, by Buller and Thomas, 182 Upper Thames Street, (n.d.), but with considerable manuscript annotations. The lessees of the theatre noted as Messrs E. W. Bradwell and W. R. Field on foli...