'The excursion', farce in one act. Licence sent 7 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 7 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. Keywords: seaside settings, Brighton, the press, theatre, lodgers and boarding houses, food and dining. ff. 31. London. Se...
'Violette la grande, or, The life of an actress', drama in three acts adapted from the French by William. E. Suter. Licence sent 9 November 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 14 November 1853. Keywords: theatre, French influence, working women, debt and its consequences, illness, Pari...
'The hope of the family' ('Borrowed plumes'), comedy in three acts by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 14 November 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 19 November 1853. Revisions throughout. Different types of paper with additional text inserted throughout. Published in Lacy's, vo...
'Whitebait at Greenwich', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 14 November 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 14 November 1853. Actors' names included in dramatis personae. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Revisions throughout. Published in Lacy's, vol...
'The metempsychosis, or, Which is which', farce in one act by Albany Fonblanque. Licence sent 16 November 1853 for performance at the Marylebone 21 November 1853. Signed by J. William Wallack, lessee and manager. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Key...
'Sequin, or, The scalp hunter', drama in three acts. Licence sent 22 October 1853 for performance at the City of London 24 October 1853. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths and the phrase 'by Jesus' be omitted. Keywords: A...
'A pretty piece of business', farce in one act by Thomas Morton the younger. Licence sent 27 October 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 1 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Published in Lacy's, vol. 12, no. 176. Keywords: nautical dra...
'Louisa Meller, the musician's daughter', drama in two acts. Licence sent 12 November 1853 for performance at the Britannia 21 November 1853. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: divorce, aristocracy, adultery, musicians, murder, poisoning, suicide, politicians. ff. 30. Hoxton; Mid...