'Patient Penelope, or, The return of Ulysses', burlesque by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 23 November 1863 for performance at the Strand. Actors' names in ink next to dramatis personæ on title page. Attributed to F. C. Burnand and M. Williams in Nicoll. Published in Lacy's, vol. 61, no. 903. ...
'The kiddle-a-wink, or, The last of the doomed race', by W. Travers.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 18 January 1864 for performance at the City of London. The name Nelson Lee noted above the details of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. Travers is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'The might of right, or, The soul of honor', by J. Brougham.
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Drama in three acts. Licence sent 27 January 1864 for performance at Astley's. The name E. T. Smith noted above the details of the theatre on folio 1, together with the date of intended performance - 25 January 1864. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes t...
'The soldier of fortune, or, The devils death tower', by J. R. Anderson.
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Drama in three acts. Licence sent 18 March 1864 for performance at the Surrey. Adapted from the French of Frederick Gaillardet and Alexandre Dumas, as noted on folio 3v. The play is listed in Nicoll with the alternative title amended to 'The devil's death tower'.
'The trap of gold, or, Nixas and the Bhargeist', by T. H. Higgie.
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Ballet. Licence sent 23 March 1864 for performance at Astley's. The name E. J. Smith noted on folio 1, together with the date of intended production - 28 March 1864. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to T. H. Higgie, with music by J. H. Tully.
'Cheek and Plant, or, The (Sauce) Source of the Nile', by F. Fenton.
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Described as a 'Burlesque burletta' on folio 1. Licence sent 9 April 1864 for performance at the Victoria. The name of the theatre lessees noted as Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton on folio 1. MS in two hands. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes th...
'The Baronet abroad and the rustic prima donna', by F. L. Horne.
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Musical drama in one act. Licence sent 31 October 1864 for performance at St James's. The copyist noted as 'Thomas Joseph Anderson, The Cottage, Elliot's Row, St George's Road, Southwark' on folio 1v. The play was published by Lacy's (vol 65).
'Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, or, Harlequin and the happy valley', by J. B. Buckstone.
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Pantomime, partly founded on Dr Johnson's well-known tale. Licence sent 24 December 1864 for performance at the Alexandra Theatre, Bradford. Partly printed (n.d.), the script consisting of printed pages pasted into a notebook which contains extensive manuscript additions. MS in two hands. Nicoll...
'Little busy bee, or, The old woman of Threadneedle Street', by C. H. Hazlewood.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 15 December 1864 for performance at the Britannia. The name of the theatre proprietor, Mr Samuel Lane, is noted on folio 1. Folios 21-27 consist of comic scenes. The attribution of the play to C. H. Hazlewood is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recor...