'Don Roderick, or, The outlaws of Braganza’, drama in three acts by ‘Hugo Vamp’ (i.e. J. R. O'Neill). Licence sent 22 October 1852 for performance at the Marylebone 25 October 1852. J. R. O'Neill listed as lessee and manager. Keywords: Portugal, festivals and celebration, crime, aristocracy,...
'Harlequin Uncle Tom, or, Brittania the pride of the ocean and guardian genius of the slave', pantomime by Frederic Neale. Licence sent 23 December 1852 for performance at the Effingham Saloon 27 December 1852. Request for licence, signed by Edmund Green, manager, mentions that the play will ...
‘A deed without a name’, farce in one act by Robert Soutar, Jr. Licence sent 5 February 1853 for performance at the Olympic 7 February 1853. Signed by W. Farren. Actors’ names included with dramatis personae. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Keywords: animals, servants, age and...
'The devil in six, or, A lucifer match', drama in two acts. Licence sent 15 October 1853 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 24 October 1853. Signed by Samuel Lane. Songs included in MS. Keywords: aristocracy, servants, the supernatural, cross dressing, impersonation, disguise. ff. 24. ...
'The golden nugget, or, The fatal treasure’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Queen's 7 November 1853. Revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Keywords: gold prospecting, travel, Australia, British Empire, poverty, cross dressing, crime, murder, exe...
'The life and struggles of a working man', a domestic drama in three acts from the French novel by Émile Souvestre—A working man in Paris, adapted by C. A. Somerset. Licence sent 7 November 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 12 November 1853. Signed by J. C. Morgan. Keywords: working class c...
'Harlequin and the three bears, or, Little Silverhair and the fairies', pantomime by J. B. Buckstone. Licence sent 21 December 1853 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 26 December 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Keywords: harlequinade, fairies and...
Croque-Poule, comédie-vaudeville in one act by ‘M. Rosier’ (i.e. J. P. Rosier). Printed (1852). French. Licence sent 31 January 1854 for performance at the Soho Theatre. Original first performance at the Théâtre du Vaudeville 2 November 1849. Keywords: French influence, military, family re...
'Willikind and his Dinah', ‘grand dolefully pathetic’ tragedy in one act. Licence sent 10 March 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 15 March 1854. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Songs included or listed by title in MS. For other versions see Add....
'The married unmarried', drama in two acts by Morris Barnett. Licence sent 13 March 1854 for performance at the Princess’ 25 March 1854. Published in Lacy's, vol. 14, no. 202. Keywords: Spanish influence, military, adultery, French influence, French imperialism, marital separation, elopement...