'Ruy Blas', drama in three acts by Edmund Falconer. Licence sent 11 October 1860 for performance at the Princess's. Sketch in ink of period costume design on f. 2. Signed A. Harris, lessee. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 refers to the correspondence held in the LCO Letter Register concerning alter...
'Blue Beard from a new point of hue', burlesque by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 26 December 1860 for performance at the Adelphi. Published in Lacy's, vol. 49, no. 729. ff. 20. Henry James Byron, called 'Nick Nemo'; actor and dramatist: Plays by, submitted for licence: 1857-1865: Partly imperf.
'The nigger's opera, or, The darkie that walked in her sleep', operetta in one act by William Brough. Licence sent 12 March 1861 for performance at the Bijou. ff. 26. William Brough, journalist and author; brother of R B Brough: Plays by, submitted for licence: 1852-1867: Partly printed.
Le gentilhomme pauvre, comedy in two acts by'MM. Dumanoir and Lafargue' (i.e., P. F. Pinel and Edouard Lafarge). Printed (Michel Lévy Frères, 2ème éd, 1861.). French. Licence sent 20 June 1861 for performance at the St James’s. Letter attached from the Examiner, W. B. Donne, "Gentilhomme pa...
'The fetch, or, The onconvaneance (sic) of a single life' ('The fetches'), farce in one act by Edmund Falconer. Licence sent 28 August 1861 for performance at the Lyceum on 28 August. Signed Edmund Falconer, lessee. Entitled 'The fetches', in Nicoll. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stip...
Shakespeare's dream, or, A night in fairyland, operetta translated by Mary Maynard (for the music by Bennett Gilbert) with additional stanzas for music by Herbert Wilson. Printed (Merser and Gardner, 1861). Licence sent 3 September 1861 for performance at the Surrey on 7 September 1861. Tra...
'Rival Othellos', farce in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 29 November 1861 for performance at the Strand on 25 November. Inside front cover signed J. T. Ennis. Described as an extravaganza in both Nicoll and LCO Day Book Add. 52703. Other performances at the Strand cited in Nicoll on ...
'Deerfoot', farce in one act by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 13 December 1861 for performance at the Olympic. Actors’ names listed next to dramatis personæ. Cuts noted in ink. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 53, no. 789. ff. 35. Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, dramatist and editor of 'Punch': Plays...
'Puss in a new pair of boots', burlesque by H. E. Byron, music by F. Musgrave. Licence sent 24 December 1861 for performance at the Strand. Nicoll cites a later performance at Scarborough in 1862. Published by W. H. Swanborough, 1862. ff. 30. Henry James Byron, called 'Nick Nemo'; actor an...
'Carnation of Carnation Cottage', farce in one act by B. Barnett and G. Webster. Licence sent 7 February 1862 for performance at the New Royalty. Actors’ names listed next to dramatis personæ. ff. 21. G. Webster, writer of plays: Play by, submitted: 1862. Benjamin Barnett, dramatic writer...