‘The nymph of the Lurleyberg, or, The knight and the naiads’ (altered from ‘Lurline’), extravaganza in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 22 December 1859 for performance at the Adelphi. See also Add. 52990 C, Add. 52991 M and Add. 53011 K. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 43, no. 643. Keywords:...
'The overland route', comedy in three acts by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 17 February 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Additions, cuts and cues made both in pencil and in ink. Includes stage manager's directions, some attached with sealing wax. Sketch of staging, f. 69b. ...
'The family secret', comedy in three acts by E. Falconer. Licence sent 7 May 1860 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Published in Lacy's, vol. 47, no. 700. Keywords: Italian settings, inheritance, orphans, engagement, castles, aristocracy, courtship, literary references, class,...
'The brigand and his banker', comic drama in two acts by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 28 September 1860 for performance at the Lyceum. MS written in more than one hand. Based on the French play 'Le roi des montagnes', by Edmond About. Keywords: brigands, Athens, botanists, mountain settings, fa...
Une femme qui déteste son mari, comedy in one act by Mme. Émile de Girardin. Printed (Michel Levy Frères, nouvelle éd., 1857). French. Licence sent 23 November 1860 for performance at the Bijou. First performed at the Gymnase, Paris, 10 October 1856. Publisher's advertisement on back cover...
'Endymion, or, The naughty boy who cried for the moon', comical extravaganza in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 19 December 1860 for performance at the St. James's. MS written in more than one hand. Cuts in pencil and ink. Actors' names listed next to dramatis personæ. Published as...
'A duke in difficulties', comedy in three acts and an epilogue by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 20 February 1861 for performance at the Haymarket. Numerous cuts and amendments in red and black ink, cues underlined in red ink. MS written in more than one hand. Pencil sketch of garden set at the b...
M. Candaule, ou, Le roi des maris, comedy-vaudeville in one act by MM. N. Fournier and Meyer. Printed (Michel Lévy Frères; Bibliotheque dramatique, theatre moderne, 1858.) French. Licence sent 7 June 1861 for performance at the St James’s. First performed at the Gymnase-Dramatique, Paris, 2...
Les petits moyens, comedy-vaudeville in one act by G. Lemoine, E. Labiche and A. Decourcelle. Printed (Beck, 1850.) French. Licence sent 8 June 1861 for performance at the St James’s. First performed at the Gymnase, Paris, 6 November 1850. Publisher’s advertisement on back cover. Not lis...
Trop beau pour rien faire, comedy in one act by MM. Édouard Plouvier and Jules Adenis. Printed (Michel Lévy Frères, Paris, 1858). French. Licence sent 16 July 1861 for performance at the St James’s. First performed at the Vaudeville, Paris, 13 November 1855. Publisher’s advertisement on ba...