The king's captive' ('The prisoner of Rhienfels'), drama in two acts. Licence sent 16 October 1861 for performance at the Queen's on 19 October. Original title, 'The prisoner of Rhienfels', crossed out in ink. Cues and stage directions underlined in red ink in Act II only. ff.89.
'Zana, or, The bride of the Alhambra', drama in two acts. Licence sent 26 October 1861 for performance at the Britannia. Name of Samuel Lane, proprietor, noted on script. ff. 24.
'Who's my husband', comedietta in one act. Licence sent 26 October 1861 for performance at Sadlers Wells on the 28 October. Signed Edmund Phelps, Theatre Royal, Sadlers Wells. Adapted from the French. ff. 38.
'Alice Lowry, the forger's victim, or, The jolly young waterman', drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 November 1861 for performance at the Victoria on 9 November 1861. Note of application for licence signed 'Isaac Cohen' for Joseph Johnson Towers. Cuts noted in ink. ff. 22.
'Medea', tragedy in three acts by Matilda Heron. Licence sent 28 October 1861 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Cover signed Miss Avonia Jones, Melbourne, Australia. Bound in two parts, see note on cover: "N.B. This is a sketch manuscript which the accompanying part fills up...
'Mary Barton', drama in three acts by Thompson Townsend. Licence sent 31 October 1861 for performance at the Grecian. Signed B. E. Conquest, manager. Nicoll cites an alternative title, 'Mary Barton, or, The weaver's distress'. Based on the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Barton, a tale of ...
'Doing for the best', domestic drama in two acts by M. R. Lacy. Licence sent 12 November 1861 for performance at Sadlers Wells. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 55, no. 812. ff. 34. Michael Rophino Lacy, musician: Plays by, submitted: 1861-1862.
'The night porter, or, The dark hearts', drama in two acts by Alfred Rayner. Licence sent 7 November 1861 for performance at the Grecian. Front cover signed Alfred Rayner, 18 Clifton Street, North Finsbury. Inside front cover signed R. Bell, Shoreditch, copyist. ff. 65. Alfred Rayner, writ...