'Mad as a hatter', farce in one act by F. Marshall. Licence sent 3 December 1863 for performance at the Royalty. Published in Lacy's, vol. 61, no. 906. ff. 32. Frank Marshall, writer of plays: Play by, submitted: 1863.
'Hickory dickory dock, or, The mouse that run (sic) up the clock', pantomime by C. H. Hazlewood. Licence sent 11 December 1863 for performance at the Britannia. Includes comic scenes. Name of Samuel Lane, the theatre proprietor, noted on the script. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the title...
'Harlequin Old King Cole, or, Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross and the frog that would a-wooing go', pantomime by M. Dutnall. Licence sent 24 December 1863 for performance at the Surrey. Names of Messrs. Shepherd and Anderson, lessees, noted on script. Includes numbered comic scenes. ff. ...
Comic scenes from 'Little Bo Peep who lost her sheep, or, Harlequin Jack and the ogre of the Brazen Castle', by F. MacCabe.
Scope & Content:
Separate comic scenes for Add MS 53064 C, presumably covered by the licence sent for the pantomime of which they form a part. For performance at the Marylebone.
'A night with Burns’, farce in one act. Licence sent 8 March 1853 for performance at the City of London the same day. Majority of script written in blue ink with stage directions in red and corrections in black. Signed by Mr. W. Serle. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that th...
'The media, or, Table moving', a comedietta in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 25 June 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan, prompter. For analogues see Add. 52940 R and 52941 D. Keywords: spiritualism, the supernatural, ghosts, science and technolo...
'Zitella, or, The guerrilla boy and the spectre sister', romantic drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 20 July 1853 for performance at the City of London 20 July 1853. Keywords: the supernatural, ghosts, impersonation, military, English characters, the Pyrenees, Spain, cross dressing...
'Our French ladies maid', comic drama in one act by J. M. Morton. Licence sent 6 October 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 13 October 1853. Actors' names listed alongside dramatis personae. Revisions throughout. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Keywords: French...
'A husband on trial', farce in one act by W. E. Suter. Licence sent 22 October 1853 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 24 October 1853. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Keywords: working women, widows, working class characters, murder. ff. 28. William E. Suter, dram...
'A brother's revenge! or, The rose of Ireland, and the fairies of O'Donahue's lakes. A tale of the time of the good people', drama in two acts. Licence sent 22 February 1854 for performance at the Victoria 27 February 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. Keywords: I...