'The Bartons of Barton Wold', by B. S. Montgomery.
Scope & Content:
Domestic drama in two acts. Two copies of the play are presented, one manuscript and one printed (n.d.). Both contain a dramatis personae with the names of the actors taking the roles and both are headed with the dedication 'This play is written especially for the ladies and gentlemen whose name...
Farce in one act. Licence sent 13 June 1865 for performance at St James's. Nicoll records the play with the title ''Pouter's wedding', also noting a further title as 'Simeon Pouter's wedding'. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 67).
Comic Opera di Camera in one act adapted from Sheridan. Music by Procida Bucalossi. Licence sent 25 October 1865 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. Dramatis personae with the names of the actors on folio 2. Nicoll lists the play with the title 'Love wins the day'.
'Jessie, the Mormon's daughter', by C. H. Hazlewood.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 9 December 1865 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio1. The attribution of the play to C. H. Hazlewood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'Prometheus, or, The man on the rock', by R. Reece.
Scope & Content:
Described as 'a gigantic anachronism' on folio 1. Licence sent 21 December 1865 for performance at the Royalty. The MS contains considerable annotations and amendments throughout. The attribution of the play to R. Reece is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the scrip...
Comedy in four acts. Licence sent 30 April 1866 for performance at the Adelphi. The name of the theatre manager Mr B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] noted above the details of the theatre on folios 1, 45 and 97. The attribution of the play to B. Webster, the younger, is taken from Nicoll, the name o...
'Britomarte, or, The man hater', by W. M. Schofield.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 9 June 1866 for performance at the Marylebone. The name J. Arnold Cave is noted on folio 1, together with the date of intended production - Monday 11 June 1866. The attribution of the play to W. M. Schofield is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not bein...