A skilful practitioner, comedietta in two acts by W.W. Hartopp. Printed (Nassau Steam Press, 1861.) Licence sent 25 November 1861 for performance at Windsor. ff. 17. W. W. Hartopp, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1860-1861: Printed.
Mr and Mrs Charles Mathews "At home", entertainment in two parts with printed programme attached. Licence sent 25 November 1861 for performance at Her Majesty's Concert Room. Programme printed by the Nassau Steam Press. Not listed in Nicoll. Described in LCO Day Book Add. 52703 as a "melang...
'Rival Othellos', farce in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 29 November 1861 for performance at the Strand on 25 November. Inside front cover signed J. T. Ennis. Described as an extravaganza in both Nicoll and LCO Day Book Add. 52703. Other performances at the Strand cited in Nicoll on ...
'Harlequin Valentine and Orson', comic pantomime opening by J. H. Doyne. Licence sent 24 November 1861 for performance at the Queen's, Manchester. Back cover signed J. H. Doyne. ff. 23. J. H. Doyne, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1860-1866.
'Aunt's advice', farce in one act by E. A. Sothern. Licence sent 28 November 1861 for performance at the Haymarket. Signed Thoms. T. Pugh, under-prompter. Additions written in ink. Actors’ names listed next to dramatis personæ. ff. 34. Edward Askew Sothern, actor-manager: Plays by, submi...
'The life task', drama in two acts. Licence sent 6 December 1861 for performance at the Princess's. Cover signed R. Lee, 33 St. Paul's Terrace, Canonbury, N. ff. 55.
'Vicissitudes of a Colleen Bawn', joke song by H. J. Byron, arranged by Frank Musgrave and John Parry. Licence sent 10 December 1861 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. For other versions, see Add. 53003 S, 52995 B, 52995 T, 52996 M, 53002 M, 53005 T, 53007 O, 53009 I, and 53014 ...
'Deerfoot', farce in one act by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 13 December 1861 for performance at the Olympic. Actors’ names listed next to dramatis personæ. Cuts noted in ink. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 53, no. 789. ff. 35. Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, dramatist and editor of 'Punch': Plays...
'Harlequin Christoval, or, The demon ogre and the good fairy Silver Star at the bottom of the sea' (altered from 'Harlequin King Oberon, or, The demon ogre and the good fairy Silver Star of the lake') ('Harlequin Christoval and the demon ogre of the plains, or, The good fairy at the bottom of th...
'Perseus and Andromeda', extravaganza by William Brough. Licence sent 14 December 1861 for performance at the St. James's. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 53, no. 792 as Perseus and Andromeda, or, The maid and the monster. ff. 52. William Brough, journalist and author; brother of R B Brough: Play...