Tit for tat, farce in one act by Captain Horton Rhys. Printed. Licence sent 25 June 1862 for performance at Sadlers Wells. Printed by T. H. Lacy for author, not in Lacy’s List. ff. 12. Captain Horton Rhys, called 'Morton Price', writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1858-1863: Partly pri...
The ghost ! the ghost !! the ghost !!!; or, The late awful rise in spirits, apropos jeu d’esprit by Tom Taylor. Licence sent 31 August 1863 for performance at the Olympic. Printed by W. Davey under original title The Ghost ! The Ghost!! The Ghost!!! An awful rise in spirits. Numerous manusc...
Opera bouffe in three acts with music by Hervé. Licence sent 18 April 1870 for performance at the Lyceum. LCO Day Book asks for a considerable number of lines to be omitted, including separate references to Acts of Parliament, the Archbishop of Canterbury and certain suggestive lines making refe...
'Kenilworth, or, Ye queen, ye earle and ye maydenne', by Andrew Halliday and Fredric Lawrance. Licence sent 23 December 1858 for performance at the Strand. Cover signed by the lessee, Miss Swanborough. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a number of lines be omitted. Inclu...
'The brigand of London, or, A tale of the city and the mountains', by W. Travers.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 26 March 1864 for performance at the Effingham. Morris Abrahams noted as the theatre manager on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. Travers is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
'A dark night's work, or, The murder at Dead Man's Pool', by F. Marchant.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 10 March 1865 for performance at the City of London. Mr Nelson Lee, the lessee of the theatre, noted on folio 1. The attribution of the play to F. Marchant is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves, or, Harlequin and the Genii of the Arabian Nights!, by G. A. À Beckett
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Pantomime. Licence sent 20 December 1866 for performance at Covent Garden. Folios 1-13 Printed (n.d.). The date of first performance noted as 26 December 1866 on folio 1. Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors on folio 2. Folios 14-22 are manuscript, containing the comic scenes.
The Babes in the Wood, or, Harlequin Robin Hood and his Merry Men, by G. A. À Beckett.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 24 December 1867 for performance at Covent Garden. Folios 1 - 12 printed by J. Miles and Co, Oxford Street (n.d.). The name of the theatre manager noted as Mr J. Russell on folio 1, together with the date of first performance - Thursday 26 December 1867. Dramatis personae...