Comedy in two acts. Licence sent 14 June 1869 for performance at the Olympic. Printed by Nassau Steam Press, 60 St Martin's Lane. (1869). The dramatist is noted as also the author of 'A woman's revenge' on folio 1. Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors, the author among them, o...
'Twixt axe and crown, or, The Lady Elizabeth', by T. Taylor.
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Drama in five acts. Licence sent 19 January 1870 for performance at the Queen's. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for the ivory crucifix mentioned in the stage setting for Act II, Scene 1 to be omitted along with the words 'God' and 'Lord' throughout. Nicoll cites a revised version of this play ...
'Innisfallen, or, The men of the gap', by E. Falconer.
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Drama in three acts. Licence sent 14 September 1870 for performance at the Lyceum. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for the line 'Here [in Ireland] the path to distinction, wealth and what are called honours has ever been closed to the Patriot' be omitted from Act II Scene 2'. The name of the au...
'An English gentleman, or, the empty pocket', by H. J. Byron.
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Drama in a prologue and three acts. Licence sent 8 November 1870 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. A letter (n.d.) to W. B. Donne, Examiner of Plays, from the author apologising for the late submission of his play is included on folios i-ii. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for all ...
'Little Bo Peep who Lost Her Sheep and Humpty Dumpty', by unknown author
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'Little Bo Peep who Lost Her Sheep and Humpty Dumpty', by unknown author. Licence sent 20 December 1871 for performance at the East London Theatre. 46 folios.
'Le Démon du Jeu', by Theodore Barrière and H. Crisafulli
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'Le Démon du Jeu', by Theodore Barrière and H. Crisafulli. PLay read 15 January 1874 for a licence to perform at the Holborn Theatre, London. 3 folios.
'Arrah-na-Pogue, or, The Wicklow Wedding', by D. Boucicault.
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Drama in three acts. Licence sent 26 September 1864 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Manchester. Partly printed (n.d.). The first two acts consist of cut-out printed texts pasted to the pages of a bound volume embellished with considerable manuscript annotations. Act three is wholly manuscr...
Drama in four acts. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Licence sent 7 December 1865 for performance at the Olympic. An alternative title 'A daughter's trials' has been crossed through on folio 1. MS in two different hands. The attribution to T. Taylor is taken fro...