'True to the core! A story of the Armada', by A. R. Slous.
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Nautical and national drama in five acts. Licence sent 31 July 1866 for performance at the Surrey. The names of the lessees of the theatre, Shepherd and Creswick, are noted on folio 1. The attribution of the play to A. R. Slous is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded o...
'The foundling of fortune, or, The next of kin', by F. G. Cheatham.
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Drama in three acts and a prologue. Licence sent 22 April 1867 for performance at the Victoria. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. G. Cheatham. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for a reference to a 'sleeping partner' be omitted.
'The jailors (sic) daughter, or, Brighter days in store', by E. Towers.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 November 1867 for performance at the City of London. The name Morris Abrahams noted on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to E. Towers under the title 'Brighter days in store'. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704...
'The Shinghawn, or, Ailleen the Rose of Kilkenny', by H. J. O'Donnell.
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Drama in three acts. Licence sent 23 February 1869 for performance at St James's. Folios i and ii consist of letters from the playwright Hugh Joseph O'Donnell, although seemingly in different hands, to William Bodham Donne enclosing payment in one instance and asking for the licence to be forwar...
'Che-Chi-Chow-Chan, or, Harlequin the naughty man who kills all he can', by F. Marchant.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 24 December 1869 for performance at the Victoria. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for references to 'death and suicide' and 'pauper's grave', etc., be omitted in performance on the grounds they are too tragic to have any part in a pantomime. The name of the dramatist is ...
'He's Coming via Slumborough, Snoozleton and Snoreham', by F. C. Burnand
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'He's Coming via Slumborough, Snoozleton and Snoreham', by F. C. Burnand. PLay read 15 May 1874 for a licence to perform at the St. George's Theatre. 46 folios.