Additional scenes for “The Battle of the Alma”. Licence sent 22 July 1856 for performance at the Standard 22 July 1856. Songs included in MS. Keywords: supernatural, military, Crimea. ff. 8. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Standard Theatre: Additional scenes for 'The Battle of the ...
‘The wide, wide world’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 18 August 1856 for performance at the Standard 18 August 1856. Cover signed J. Douglas, proprietor. Keywords: London, poverty, mourning, imprisonment, orphans, crime. ff. 27. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Standard Theatre: '...
‘Mr. Hughes at home’, petite comedy in one act. Licence sent 27 June 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 2 July 1856. Request for licence signed J. B. Buckstone. Keywords: theatre, dance, bachelors, widows. ff. 15. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Theatre Royal, Hay...
‘The lone star! or, The seaman’s destiny’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 22 July 1856 for performance at the Victoria 22 July 1856. Request for licence dated 17 July 1856 and signed J. Johnson Towers. Keywords: nautical interest, dance, natural phenomena, poisoning, crime. ff. 74. London...
‘The rolling stone’, petite comedy in one act by John Vandenbergh. Licence sent 22 August 1856 for performance at the Strand 22 August 1856. Keywords: musicians, education, art and artists, science and technology, military. ff. 46. John Vandenbergh, writer of plays: London. Secular Institut...
‘A conjugal lesson’, farce in one act by Henry Danvers. Licence sent 11 June 1856 for performance at the Olympic 3 July 1856. Letter requesting licence signed by W. J. Emden bound in with MS. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 27, no. 392. For another version, see Add. 52958 P. Keywords: natural ph...
Pia de’Tolomei, tragedy in five acts by Charles Marenco. Printed (1855). Italian with French translation. Licence sent 11 June 1856 for performance at the Lyceum. Original first performance at the Théâtre Impérial Italien 31 July 1855. Actors’ names written alongside dramatis personae. LC...
‘That house in High Street’, comedy in two acts by M. Stuart. Licence sent 31 July 1856 for performance at the Strand 28 July 1856. Keywords: military, servants, doctors and medicine, supernatural, ghosts. ff. 42. M. Stuart, writer of plays: London. Secular Institutions; Theatres. Strand Th...