'Paul the showman, or, The dead mother's letter', by W. R. Crauford.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 16 April 1864 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. R. Crauford is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'Dutch Anna, or, A tale of the French police', by J. B. Johnstone.
Scope & Content:
Drama in one act. Licence sent 20 April 1864 for performance at the Victoria. Messrs [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton are noted as the lessees of the theatre on folio 1. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Alonzo the Brave, or, Faust and the Fair Imogene, by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Described as a 'tragical, comical, demonical and whatever-you-like-to-call-it burlesque' on folio 2. Licence sent 20 May 1864 for performance at the Greenwich. Printed, Lacy's Acting Edition No 864, Thomas Hailes Lacy, 89 Strand. (n.d.). An extensive list of the author's previous productions rec...
'The fall of the avalanche, or, The mountain home', by G. Conquest.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts and a prologue. Licence sent 16 February 1865 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as the actual and responsible manager on folio 1.
Ulysses, or, The Iron-clad Warrior and the Little Tug of War, by F. C. Burnand.
Scope & Content:
Burlesque. Licence sent 17 April 1865 for performance at St James's. Printed by Thomas Hailes Lacy, 89 Strand (n.d.). Lacy's Acting Edition No 980. A cast list with the names of the actors taking the roles, including Miss Charlotte Saunders and Mr Henry James Montague (Henry James Mann), on foli...
'The power of gold, or, Honesty the best policy', by W. R. Osman.
Scope & Content:
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 16 June 1865 for performance at the Victoria. The names of the theatre lessees, [Frederick] Frampton and Fenton, noted on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. R. Osman is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'The folly fete, or, The May Queen', by E. J. N. Galer.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 3 October 1865 for performance at the Grecian. The name of the actual and responsible theatre manager B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted on folio 1, together with the date of intended performance - Thursday Oct 12 1865 - and a further alternative tit...