‘The bugler of the Twentieth’, vaudeville in one act. Licence sent 19 November 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham 9 November 1856. Letter requesting licence signed by John Billington bound into MS. Keywords: German characters, military, musicians, French influence, duelling...
The stolen kiss, farce in one act. Printed (possibly proof sheets.) Licence sent 18 October 1856 for performance at the Strand 18 October 1856. Songs included in MS. Keywords: hotels, French influence, travel, working class characters, seaside settings, marital separation. ff. 5. London....
‘Harlequin eyes, nose and mouth, or, ‘Jump high, jump low and a jumping we’ll go’, pantomime. Licence sent 18 October 1856 for performance at the Effingham Saloon 27 October 1856. ‘Mr George Smith, 91 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square’ written on back page. Keywords: harlequinade, doctors and...
Fabian, or, The misalliance, drama in four acts. Printed, with MS additions. Licence sent 13 November 1856 for performance at the Lyceum 14 November 1856. Request for licence signed C. Dillon. Handwritten section replaces the first six pages of the printed text. A number of passages have b...
‘Dred, a tale of the dismal swamp’, equestrian drama in two acts. Licence sent 18 November 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 15 November 1856. Cover signed W. Cooke, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Not l...
‘The son of the night’, drama in four acts. Licence sent 18 November 1856 for performance at the Sunderland Theatre. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: Early Modern settings, children, Christians and Christianity, nautical interest, Spain, France, French influence, military, aristocracy, impris...
‘The red brigade, or, Vice and its consequence, a tale of the ragged school’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 18 November 1856 for performance at the Victoria 18 November 1856. Request for licence signed J. Johnson Towers. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulat...
‘Juanita the devoted, or, The midnight journey’, comedy in two acts. Licence sent 18 November 1856 for performance at the Britannia 18 November 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: Spain, flirtation, aristocracy, treason. ff. 26. Hoxton; Middlesex Britannia Theatre alias B...