'Little King Pippin, or, Halequin and the magic purse and wishing cap', by E. L. L. Blanchard.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 23 December 1865 for performance at Drury Lane. The alternative title 'Fortunatus!' noted on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the pantomime to E. L. L. Blanchard, noting further that the music for the production was by J....
'Nearly lost, or, Lights and shadows in a young girl's path', by W. Travers.
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Drama in three acts. Licence sent 3 August 1867 for performance at the City of London. The name Morris Abrahams noted by the details of the theatre on folio 1.
'William Tell, or, the arrow, the apple and the agony', by A. O'Neil.
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Burlesque. Licence sent 18 October 1867 for performance at Sadler's Wells. The attribution of the play to A. O'Neil is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
'The heiress and the orphan, or, Quarter of a million of money', by E. Towers.
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Drama in three acts. Licence sent 15 February 1868 for performance at the East London. The name Morris Abrahams noted on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to E. Towers under the title 'A quarter of a million of money'.
'The merry Zingara, or, The tipsy gipsy and the pipsy wipsy', by W. S. Gilbert.
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Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 17 March 1868 for performance at the Royalty. An alternative title, 'Devilshoof', has been crossed through on folio 2. The title, and notes relating to the various scenes on folio 2 are in a different hand to the rest of the script. The MS contains considerable...
'The old old story, or, The tale of the shattered flower', by F. Marchant.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 September 1868 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The play is attributed to F. Marchant by Nicoll with the alternative title altered to 'The fall of a shattered flower', although the author's name does not ...
'Turned out to starve, or, The hand that governs all', by T. H. Webb.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 21 January 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of the play to T. H. Webb is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.