‘Tales of the Hollow Tree Inn’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 13 January 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 13 January 1856. Signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. See also Add. 52958 D and 52958 O. Keywords: Austria, literature and literary reference, pubs and inns, land and farming, ...
‘Man, or, The seven steps to ruin’, in two acts. Licence sent 13 December 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 15 December 1856. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: working class characters, poverty, gambling, debt and its consequen...
‘Ein Arzt’, comedy in one act by A.W. Heffe. German. Licence sent 19 December 1856 for performance at the St James’s 15 December 1856. Letter signed by L. Grünfeld requesting licence bound in with text. ff. 38. A. W. Heffe, writer of plays: Play by, submitted: 1856: Germ.
'A splendid investment', an original farce in one act by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Olympic 11 February 1857. Published in Lacy's, vol.30, no. 439. Keywords: seaside settings, food and dining, businessmen, poverty, crime, travel, speculation. ff. 28. Wi...
'Quadroona, or, The man of crime', drama in two acts. Licence sent 28 April 1857 for performance at the Garrick the same day. For other versions, see Add. 52967 R. Keywords: nautical interest, military, poisoning, crime, kidnapping, children, orphans, aristocracy. ff. 12. Whitechapel; Midd...
'Theodore of Ritzberg, or, The dumb boy of Vienna', drama of interest in two acts. Licence sent 17 July 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon the same day. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: aristocracy, Austria, disabled characters, crime, mourning, murder. ff. 24. Hox...
'A case of conscience', farce in one act. Licence sent 18 July 1857 for performance at the Princess’s 16 November 1857. Speaking cues and stage directions underlined in red. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Keywords: lodgers and boarding houses, mur...
'The honour of the house, or, Ppride and passion', drama in two acts. Licence sent 14 August 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 18 August 1857. Cover signed Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: aristocracy, sport, servants, duelling, festival and celebration. ff. 16. Hoxton; Middle...
'A lucky hit', comic drama in one act by Edward Stirling. Licence sent 1 February 1858 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 1 February 1858. This text appears to be the author's second version of the same play. Keywords: French influence, aristocracy, Spain, duelling, flirtation....
'Dying for love', farce in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 24 May 1858 for performance at the Princess's. Nicoll cites 28 June 1858 as the date of production. Published in Lacy's, vol. 36, no. 536. Keywords: doctors and medicine, food and dining, travel, illness. ff. 17. John Maddis...