‘Aladdin and the wonderful lamp’, a ‘seriously comical and comically serious comic pantomime, culled, concocted, compiled, and composed, from the original double distilled Sanskrit, with alterations, emendations, corrections, and revisions’, by Edgar Taylor. Licence sent 9 December 1856 for pe...
'The Lady of Lyons, or, Two-penny pride and penny-tence!!', burlesque extravaganza in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 30 January 1858 for performance at the Strand 1 February 1858. Songs included in MS. Original play 'The Lady of Lyon, or, Love and pride' by Edward Bulwer Lytton. Not l...
'A pleasant time of it', farce in one act. Licence requested for performance at the Strand but refused. 'This version of the piece was objected to by the examiner referred to the Lord Chamberlain and withdrawn by the author. February 4. 1858' written on cover. 'Leicester Buckingham, 14 Clemen...
Elizabeth, Queen of England, historical play in five acts by Paulo Giacometti, translated from Italian by Thomas Williams. Printed (R.S. Francis, 1858). Italian, with facing English translation. Licence sent 25 June 1858 for performance at the St. James's. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records th...
'Kicks and half pence', farce in one act by W. Brough, 'under the management of Mr. E. Falconer'. Intended for production at the Lyceum Theatre Royal 2 September 1858. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53703. Contains handwritten revisions and cuts. Keywords: widows, bankers, debt and its conseque...
'Harlequin Goody Two Shoes, or, Robin the ploughboy and the castle of the seven passions', by E. Towers.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1864 for performance at the Effingham. The attribution of the play to E. Towers is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'The man loaded with mischief, or, King Cricket and Polly put the kettle on', by F. Marchant.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 12 December 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The comic scenes are included separately between folios 13-18. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to F. Marchant.
‘The rifle club, or, A shot at a passing bubble’, farce in one act by M. W. B. Jerrold. Licence sent 11 February 1852 for performance at the Strand 16 February 1852. Keywords: invasion fears, military, discipline, animals, debt and its consequences. ff. 11. William Blanchard Jerrold, journa...
‘Dick Fly by Night and Dare Devil Dan, or, The leap for life’, drama in two acts by H. Young. Licence sent 26 February 1852 for performance at the Bower Saloon 3 March 1852. Title page contains a list of plays by the same author, including ‘Aminta’ (Add. 52929 E). Keywords: crime, poverty, d...
‘The life of a betting boy, or, His widow’s hope and a lover’s fear’, drama in two acts by H. Young. Licence sent 25 August 1852 for performance at the Bower Saloon 25 August 1852. Title page annotated and initialled by the Examiner of Plays, W. B. Donne, ‘One scene was directed to be struck ...