‘Eulalie and Vermilion, or, The charmed arrow’ ('The charmed lesson'), a ‘tragic-comic-melodramatic-historical-spectacular-fanciful-fairy-like-operatic and terpsichorean-burlesque-extravaganza’, in a prologue and two acts by J. P. Wooler. Licence sent 8 May 1852 for performance at the Grecian ...
‘A critical position’, farce in one act. Licence sent 6 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Manchester 10 May 1852. Signed by John Knowles. Title page instructs that ‘Licence may be left at 360 Oxford Street for Mr. Knowles’. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that...
‘Honor is before titles’ (‘Nobs and snobs’), drama in three acts by Charles Reade. Licence sent 30 April 1852 for performance at the Strand 30 April 1852. Inside cover lists ‘C. Read, Garrick Club, King St, Covent Garden.’ Another signature, possibly the theatre manager’s, appears on covers ...
‘Ganem, the slave of love’, burlesque in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 29 May 1852 for performance at the Royal Olympic 31 May 1852. ‘H. Farren for W. Farren’ is listed on title page. MS includes songs. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 6, no. 88. Keywords: fairies and other supernatur...
‘The lucky Friday’, serio-comic drama in one act by A. S. Wigan. Licence sent 29 April 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 7 May 1852. ‘New Farce’ appears on title page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word ‘damned’ be omitted. Keywords: property, animals, the su...
‘Venus with a tippet on!’ musical comic drama in one act by Charles A. Somerset. Licence sent 30 April 1852 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 5 July 1852. Theatre manager’s name on the title-page. Songs included in MS. For another version, see LC Plays Add. 52932 I. Keywords: art and a...
‘The triumph of the standard, or, Ben and Bob the British bull dogs’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 28 May 1852 for performance at the Standard 31 May 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word ‘damned’ be omitted. Keywords: nautical drama, English characters, Fren...
‘The pearl of Rouen, or, Two in one’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 26 April 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Manchester, 24 April 1852. Each act lists ‘34 North Bank’ on first page. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that two short phrases in French be omitted. Key...