'The northern imp, or, Harlequin and the spirit of freedom', pantomime. Licence sent 4 December 1855 for performance at the Albert & Garrick Royal Amphitheatre 4 December 1855. Signed L. Levy. Another unidentifiable signature appears on cover. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 5...
'Harlequin St George and the dragon, or, The seven champions of Christiandom', new comic pantomime. Licence sent 8 December 1855 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre, 26 December 1855. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager, and W. West, stage manager. Not listed in Nicoll. Keyword...
'Blow in the dark,' farce in one act by W. Thompson Townsend. Licence sent 8 December 1855 for performance at the Surrey 3 December 1855. Published in Lacy's, vol. 106. Keywords: French influence, hotels, aristocracy, military, fashion, duelling, servants. ff. 21. William Thompson Townsend...
'The merchant's daughter' ('The merchant's daughter of Toulon), play in five acts by Mrs Edward Thomas. Licence sent 11 December 1855 for performance at the Standard 11 December 1855. '44 Upper Baker Street, Regent's Park' written on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulatio...
'The prince of pearls, or Harlequin and Jane Shore, queen of the grapes', pantomime. Licence sent 12 December 1855 for performance at the Surrey 24 December 1855. Songs included in MS. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatures, London, dance, medieval settings, aristocracy, adultery...
'Molly Sullivan, or, Poverty and splender' [sic], drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 13 December 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 13 December 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that one line and 'Miss Nightingale's ...
'Mother Shipton's prophecy: seven women to one man, or, Don Giovanni and the steam king', pantomime. Licence sent 17 December 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 17 December 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulati...
'Harlequin and the maid and the magpie; or The fairy Paradisa and Hanky Panky, the enchanter', pantomime by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 17 December 1855 for performance at the Princess’s 26 December 1855. Keywords: animals, fairies and other supernatural creatures, working class characters, du...
'Harlequin and the ratcatcher's daughter, or, Lily Vite Land and his laughing donkey, or, Old Father Thames of Tiddy Bells Alley and the fairy of the Ruby and Emerald Lane', pantomime by W. Seaman. Licence sent 17 December 1855 for performance at the Bower Saloon 17 December 1855. Nicoll list...