'Aggravating Sam', farce in two acts by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 6 December 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 6 December 1854. Nicoll notes that this play was mistakenly attributed to C. J. Matthews at one point. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 17, no. 249. Keywords: travel, trains an...
'Bona fide travellers, a romance of the new Beer Bill', dramatic sketch in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 27 October 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 30 October 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Published in Lacy's, vol. 16, no. 239. Keywords: pub...
'A comical countess', farce in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 24 November 1854 for performance at the Lyceum 27 November 1854. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. Published in Lacy's, vol. 52, no. 769. Keywords: aristocracy, French influence, ...
'Reinhard and Lenora', domestic play in five acts, translated from the German by Hermann Vezin. Licence sent 5 January 1855 for performance at the Theatre Royal Liverpool 5 January 1855. Signed ‘Hermann Vezin, Dec. 30th, 1855’ on last page. Keywords: German influence, pubs and inns, spinster...
'The seven poor travellers', drama in three acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 25 January 1855 for performance at the Surrey 29 January 1855. Songs included in MS. Also see Add. 52952 J, 52952 L and 52953 G. Keywords: literature and literary reference, land and farming, street musicians,...
'The double marriage', drama in five acts by Charles Reade. Licence sent 8 January 1855 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed by Laura Seymour. 'Charles Read, Esqre., Garrick Club, King Street, Covent Garden' written inside front cover. 'J. Saunders, Copyist, 41 Church Road, Commercial...
'Alcestis', tragedy in three acts by Henry Spicer. Licence sent 8 January 1855 for performance at the St. James’s 15 January 1855. Signed by Laura Seymour. Keywords: classical civilization, Greece, Thessaly, death, mourning, the supernatural. ff. 36. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres....
'An additional act to “The Battle of the Alma”, illustrating the battles of Balaclava and Inkermann'. Licence sent 23 February 1855 for performance at Astley's Amphitheatre, 26 February 1855. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager, and William West, stage manager. Stage directions and s...
'City friends, or, Mis-direction', farce in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 24 February 1855 for performance at the Strand 26 February 1855. Signed by J. W. Allcroft. Keywords: servants, letters, politicians, British Empire. ff. 15. Charles James Collins, writer of plays: London. Se...
'The secret agent', comedy in two acts by J. S. Coyne. Licence sent 2 March 1855 for performance at the Haymarket 5 March 1855. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Revisions throughout. Some revisions pasted in. Several different types of paper used. Published in La...