'Little William Tell, or, The pet, the patriot and the pippin', by H. J. Byron.
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Burlesque. Licence sent 4 October 1867 for performance at the Strand. Thomas J. Anderson noted as the copyist of folio 2. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) records the name of the play being changed to 'William Tell with a Vengance'. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll a...
'An utter per-version of the brigand, or, Lines to an old ban-ditty', by G. A. À. Beckett.
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Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 21 December 1867 for performance at the Haymarket. Nicoll lists the play under the title 'An utter perversion of the brigand, or, Lines to an old ban-ditty'.
'London by night, or, The dark side of our great city', by C. Selby.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 March 1868 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to C. Selby.
'Brown and the Brahmins, or, Captain Pop and the Princess Pretty Eyes', by R. Reece.
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Burlesque. Licence sent 13 January 1869 for performance at the Globe. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to R. Reece. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 82).
'When the clock strikes nine, or, Ruth the mountain rose', by C. H. Hazlewood.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 12 February 1869 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the author is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to C. H. Hazlewood.
'The toilers of the Thames, or, The dark side of London', by W. R. Waldron.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 February 1869 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as actual and responsible manager on folio 1, together with the date of intended performance - Monday 1 March 1869. Nicoll lists the play with the alternative title...
The Yellow Dwarf, or, Harlequin Cupid and the King of the Gold Mines, by H. J. Byron.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 24 December 1869 for performance at Covent Garden. Printed (n.d.). A covering letter from the theatre manager to Mr W. B. Donne, dated 24 December 1869, is included on folio i. A playbill of forthcoming attractions being performed at Covent Garden over Christmas 1869 is ...
'The pace that kills, or, Fast life and noble life', by C. H. Hazlewood.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 25 February 1870 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to C. H. Hazlewood.
'Little Red Riding Hood; or, Harlequin Prince Invisible and the Three Wolves of Wolfden', by unknown author
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'Little Red Riding Hood; or, Harlequin Prince Invisible and the Three Wolves of Wolfden', a comic pantomime by unknown author. Licence sent 8 April 1871 for performance at the Variety Theatre. 8 folios.
'The Old Man and his Ass; or, Robin Redbreast and his Eleven Hungry Brothers', by unknown author.
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'The Old Man and his Ass; or, Robin Redbreast and his Eleven Hungry Brothers', by unknown author. Licence sent 26 December 1871 for performance at the Britannia Theatre, London. 26 folios.