'Harlequin King Pee-Wit, and his merry little men!, or, Red Beard the Terrible, and the enchanted fairies of the silvery lake', by E. Towers.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1865 for performance at the Effingham. Mr M. Abrahams [Morris Abrahams] noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. Printed by E. J. Bath, 26 High Street, Whitechapel. (n.d.). Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors on folio 1v, the proprietor ...
'Lizzie Leigh, or, The murder at the old mill, a story of three Christmas nights, by W. R. Waldron.
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A domestic drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 August 1866 for performance at the City of London. Mr Nelson Lee noted as the sole lessee of the theatre on folio 1, together with a note saying one pound has been paid. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes th...
'Little Bo Peep who lost her sheep, or, Harlequin Jack and the ogre of the Brazen Castle', by F. MacCabe.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1867 for performance at the Marylebone. The attribution of the play to F. MacCabe is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for several lines to be omitted in representation.
'Little Giselle the dancing belle, or, Harlequin Demon Hunter and the Fairies of the Willie Lake', by H. C. Hazlewood, Jnr.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 21 December 1867 for performance at the Alexandra. The attribution of the play to H. C. Hazlewood, Jnr is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'Harlequin Cock Robin and Jenny Wren, or, Fortunatus and the water of life. The three bears! The three gifts!! The three wishes!!! and the little man who woo'd the little maid', by W. S. Gilbert.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 24 December 1864 for performance at the Lyceum. MS contains considerable annotations and amendments throughout. Printed playbill giving the names of the cast members for the Harlequinade on folio 42. The name of the author is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes ...
'The giant of the mountains, or, The savage, the shipwreck and the girl of the period', by F. Marchant.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 8 December 1869 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the proprietor of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to F. Marchant is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'The three temptations, wine, women and gambling and the three blessings honour, honesty and virtue', by F. Marchant.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 10 September 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. Marchant under the title 'The three perils, or, Wine, women and gam...
'Harlequin Nimble Nip, or, The pig who went to market and the pigs who stayed at home', by F. Marchant.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 31 December 1870 for performance at the Victoria. Partly printed (n.d.). Comic scenes included separately between folios 46-49. A playbill for the Victoria which gives the title of the play as 'Harlequin Nimble Nip, or, The pig who went to market, the pigs who stayed at h...
‘Aminta, or, A match for a magistrate’, opera in two acts by John Oxenford. Licence sent 19 January 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 19 January 1852. Manager: Benjamin Webster. Untitled songs performed by both the chorus and individual characters are written into the text,...