'Faust and Marguarite' [sic], romantic opera in three acts. Licence sent 16 May 1855 for performance at the Surrey 16 May 1855. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that 'Marguerite may be discovered kneeling, but not at the altar'. Keywords: education, the supernatural, Faust, sc...
'Toddles and Fogg', farce in one act. Licence sent 23 April 1855 for performance at the Surrey 3 April 1855. Diagram included. Keywords: flirtation, travel, illness, science and technology, trains and rail travel. ff. 23. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Surrey Theatre: 'Toddles and...
'Jack Sheppard', drama in three acts. Licence sent 11 July 1855 for performance at the Pavilion 13 July 1855. For another version see Add. 52955 J. Keywords: crime, poverty, widows, execution, working class characters, eighteenth-century settings, murder. ff. 67. Whitechapel; Middlesex Pav...
'A domestic story, or, A family picture', drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 May 1855 for performance at the Grecian Saloon. Signed by Ro. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Also signed by W. B. Donne. Script not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: art and artists, aristocracy, French influe...
'Ida May! or, The slave's triangle', drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 April 1855 for performance at the Victoria 25 April 1855. Keywords: slavery and abolitionism, dance, black characters, American characters, family relationships, murder. ff. 85. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. V...
'The secret twelve! or, The bridge of Beltaz' ('St Pierre, or, The secret twelve'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 May 1855 for performance at the Victoria 28 May 1855. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Songs included in MS. Revisions throughout. Elaborate stage d...
'Crime and remorse, or, Shadow of the dead' ('The crime and the vision'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 May 1855 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 25 May 1855. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: illness, crime, murder, family relationships, poison. ff. 30. Hoxton; Midd...
'A raffle for an elephant, or, The lottery of love', sketch in one act. Licence sent 5 June 1855 for performance at the Strand 5 June 1855. Signed by Allcroft. Keywords: London, letters, animals. ff. 11. London. Secular Institutions; Theatres. Strand Theatre: 'A raffle for an elephant, or,...