'A charming cottage', entertainment by Andrew Halliday. Licence sent 4 April 1863 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration (14 Regent St, Waterloo Place). "Designed by Mr German Reed and written by Andrew Halliday" on f. 2r. ff. 24. Andrew Halliday Duff, called 'Andrew Halliday'; ess...
'Orpheus and Eurydice', extravaganza by Henry J. Byron. Licence sent 21 December 1863 for performance at the Strand. "Classical burlesque extravaganza" on front cover. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the date of licence as 19 December 1863. Published as Orpheus and Eurydice, or, The young g...
Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 16 April 1864 for performance at Sadler's Wells. A note to W. B. Donne, from the theatre manager Robert Edgar and dated 13 April 1864, introduces the play and gives the date of intended performance as 16 April 1864 on folio 1.
'The golden dream, or, The Wizard of Venice', by J. Brougham.
Scope & Content:
Original drama in four acts. Licence sent 4 August 1864 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Manchester. Alternative titles of 'Nina Romano' and 'Marco Bragadino, or, The trial of hearts' have been crossed through on folio 1. Penny Red stamp on folio 75v.
'The captain of the Vulture, or, Gulity or not guilty', by H. Vanderhoff
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Drama in four acts. Licence sent 8 September 1864 for performance at the Victoria. the MS is in two hands. The attribution of the play to H. Vanderhoff is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
'The mother's dying child, or, Woman's fate', by C. H. Hazlewood.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 September 1864 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of the play to C. H. Hazlewood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script. The play was published by La...
Farce in one act. Licence sent 30 September 1864 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] mentioned as the actual and responsible manager of the theatre on folio 1, as is the date of proposed performance - Thursday 6 October 1864. The attribution of the play t...
'Mrs Green's snug little business', by C. S. Cheltnam
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An original farce in one act. Licence sent 12 January 1865 for performance at the Strand. Original title 'A Snug Little Business' with the 'A' crossed through in MS and replaced by 'Mrs Green's'. Dramatis personae on folio 2 together with the surnames of the actors taking the roles. Published by...