List of plays submitted to the Lord Chamberlain's Office in June, July and August 1864, together with the names of the theatres of proposed representation. In the hand of William Bodham Donne, Examiner of Plays.
Opera in five acts, composed by Charles Gounod with an English version and the music of the Principle Airs. Licence sent 4 July 1864 for performance at Covent Garden. Printed by The Muisc Publishing Company, 19 Peter's Hill, St Paul's. (n.d. ) Italian with parallel English text. Dramatis personae...
Musical drama in two acts. Licence sent 1 August 1864 for performance at the Victoria. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 July 1864 for performance at the Colosseum, Liverpool. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) asks for all oaths to be omitted in performance. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
'My American aunt, or, Dundreary in difficulties'.
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Comedy in two acts. Licence sent 4 August 1864 for performance at the Princess's Theatre, Edinburgh. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 23 June 1864 for performance at the Victoria. Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton noted on folio 100v. No details of the author recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to H. Hume and notes the alternative title of 'The family secret'.
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 8 July 1864 for performance at the Victoria. Folios 1, 26 and 48 are stamped 'Frederick: Fenton. Frampton'. No details of the author noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to C. S. Cheltnam and lists the alternative title 'The Jewish maiden's wrong'....
Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 9 August 1864 for performance at the Bower. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown, however the script records the author as Smyth Lee, author of 'A great sensation'. Nicoll attributes 'A great sensation' to Smythe Lee.