‘The head of the family’ comedietta in one act by W. S. Emden. Licence sent 20 October 1859 for performance at the Olympic. Adapted from ‘Le moulin a paroles’. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 44, no. 650. Keywords: farmers, family relationships, widows, letters, courtship. ff. 52. William Samu...
‘A cure for the gout’, farce in one act by H. A. Major. Licence sent 20 October 1859 for performance at the Soho. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation to omit all oaths. Keywords: letters, courting, servants, upper-classes, illness, engagement, medicine, cross-dressing, madness, i...
‘Cupid’s ladder’, comedy in two acts by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 22 October 1859 for performance at the St. James's. Final page written in another hand. Keywords: aunts, farmers, courtship, inheritance, illegitimacy, eavesdropping, music, rural setting, London, transport, impersonation...
‘Puss, or, Metempsychosis’, dramatic folly in one act. Licence sent 22 October 1859 for performance at the Princess’s. Inside cover signed A. Harris. Keywords: German setting, Gottingen, animals, poverty, Indians, magic, science, superstition, housekeepers, transformations, identity. ff. 14.
‘A row on the premises’, farce in one act. Licence sent 26 October 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a line of text be omitted. Keywords: servants, family relationships, French characters, adultery, duelling. ff. 19.
‘The patriot spy’, drama in three acts by F. L. Phillips. Licence sent 31 October 1859 for performance at the Surrey. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that 'Heaven' be substituted for 'God'. Keywords: Flanders, Brussels, Ghent, nobility, Spanish characters, Inquisition, balls,...
‘Romeo and Juliet, or, The cup of cold pison’ (sic), extravaganza in one act by Andrew Halliday. 1859. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a substantial amount of text be omitted. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 43, no. 633. Keywords: literary references, poison, popular song, Itali...
‘The master passion, or, The outlaws of the Adriatic’ (‘Outlaws of the Adriatic, or, The female spy and the chief of the ten’), drama in three acts, possibly by Edmund Falconer. Licence sent 2 November 1859 for performance at the Princess’s. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 45, no. 673. Adapted fro...