'The O'Flahertys, or, The difficulty of identifying an Irishman', by E. Falconer.
Scope & Content:
Farce in one act. Licence sent 14 October 1864 for performance at Drury Lane. The date of intended performance noted as Monday 17 October 1864 on folio 2. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) asks for all oaths to be omitted.
'The water cress girl', by F. Marchant and W. Travers.
Scope & Content:
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 18 October 1865 for performance at the City of London. Nicoll lists the play with the title 'The watercress girl' and attributes it solely to W. Travers. The LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) lists the title as 'The water cup girl'.
Comédie-Vaudeville in one act. Licence sent 10 July 1867 for performance at St James's. Printed (1860). Dramatis personae with original cast members on folio 2v.
La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein, by H. Meilhac and L. Halévy
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Opéra-bouffe in three acts and four tableaux with music by J. Offenbach. Licence sent 5 May 1868 for performance at the St James's. Printed by Michel Lévy Frères, La Librairie Nouvelle (1868). Dramatis personae with the names of the original cast on folio 3v. Occasional manuscript additions on f...
'Mary Warner, or, Tried in the fire', by T. Taylor.
Scope & Content:
Domestic drama in four acts. Licence sent 17 June 1869 for performance at the Haymarket. The date of intended performance noted as Monday 21 June 1869 on folio 2. MS in two hands. The attribution to T. Taylor is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
'Formosa, or, The rail road to ruin', by D. Boucicault.
Scope & Content:
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 30 July 1869 for performance at Drury Lane. Printed (n.d.), but with the title added by hand. Nicoll notes that a revised edition of the play was performed on 26 May 1891, also at Drury Lane.
'Young girl from the country, or, A peak at the vices and virtues of rustic and city life', drama in two acts by J. B. Howe. Licence sent 23 July 1862 for performance at the Pavilion. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that three scenes be omitted. ff. 53. J. B. Howe, writer o...