‘The spirits of the night, or, The legend of the lake’, drama in three acts by W. R. Markwell. Licence sent 10 February 1853 for performance at the Surrey 28 March 1853. Signed by Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the wo...
'The will and the way, or, The khan and the countryman’, domestic romantic drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 22 April 1853 for performance at the Pavilion 25 April 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. C. Morgan, Prompter for the Lessee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 recor...
'The camp at Chobham', farce in one act by Mark Lemon. Licence sent 23 June 1853 for performance at the Adelphi 30 June 1853. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Published in Lacy's, supplementary vol. 3, and Webster’s, vol. 17. Keywords: family relationships, milita...
'Ben Bolt', drama in two acts by J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 23 March 1854 for performance at the Surrey Theatre 28 March 1854. Request for licence written and signed by stage manager. Signed by Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick, lessees. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a...
'A moving tale', farce in one act by Mark Lemon. Licence sent 6 June 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 7 June 1854. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 16, no. 227. Keywords: servants, property, food and dining ff. 25. Mark Lemon, ed...
'The yell of doom', drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 March 1857 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 9 April 1857. This play includes a shipwreck, and a scene of a man saved after clinging to a rock. There is also an elaborately described ghost scene. Keywords: nautical interest, natura...
‘Irene, the Greek girl of Janina, or, The vow of the three avengers’, drama in two acts by C. Hazlewood. Licence sent 21 June 1859 for performance at the Britannia. Signed Miss Eliza Clayton. Keywords: Greece, France, Venice, military, war, prisoners, prison, festivals, disguise, cross-dress...
‘A cure for the gout’, farce in one act by H. A. Major. Licence sent 20 October 1859 for performance at the Soho. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation to omit all oaths. Keywords: letters, courting, servants, upper-classes, illness, engagement, medicine, cross-dressing, madness, i...
'A day in high life', farce in one act by George E. Shirley, music by J. A. V - (name illegible). Licence sent 4 April 1860 for performance at the Royal Marines Barrack Theatre, Chatham. Props listed on front cover. Contains words to songs. Includes a “Musical Extravaganza” for voice and o...