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‘The swan and Edgar, or, The fairy lake’, burlesque extravaganza in one act by H. S. Edwards and C. Kenney. Licence sent 12 November 1859 for performance at the St. James's. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a line of text be omitted. MS written in more than one hand. Con...
Un gendre en surveillance, comedy in one act by Marc Michel and Eugène Labiche. Printed (Théâtre contemporain illustré, n.d.) French. Licence sent 10 May 1860 for performance at the St James's. Illustration on opening page. Contains words for songs. First performed at the Gymnase-Dramatiq...
'The Colleen Bawn, or, The brides of Garry Owen', drama in three acts by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 31 August 1860 for performance at the Adelphi. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the word 'Heaven' be substituted for 'God'. Nicoll cites first production at Laura Keene'...
'The blue bird of paradise, or, King Charming and Prince Pigmy', pantomime by G. Conquest and H. Spry. Licence sent 19 December 1860 for performance at the Grecian. Includes comic scenes. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation to omit the last scene comic business: "Now here is Napo...
Raymond in agonies, a bit of fun with Harlequin and the bleeding nun, pantomime by Thomas Mowbray. Printed. Printed by T. Gunn. Licence sent 26 December 1860 for performance at the Soho. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation to omit two lines of text. See Add. 52994 D. ff. 10. ...
'I've beat all three', farce in one act by J. T. Douglass. Licence sent 22 March 1861 for performance at the Standard. ff. 19. John Thomas Douglass, called 'James Willing'; actor and dramatist: Plays by, submitted: 1861-1867: Partly incomplete.
'Mr. and Mrs. German Reed's entertainment of popular illustrations from real life for 1861', in two parts: Part One entitled 'Our card basket', Part Two entitled 'Dischords, by two rival composers with interrupted intervals by Mrs. German Reed'. Licence sent 3 April 1861 for performance at the...
Ma femme est troublée, comedy in one act by 'MM. Dumanoir and Decourcelle' (i.e, P. F. Pinel and Adrien Decourcelle). Printed (Michel Lévy Frères, 1861). French. Licence sent 16 July 1861 for performance at the St James’s. First performed at the Vaudeville, Paris, 15 March 1861. Publisher’...
'The very latest edition of the Cooleen Drawn from a novel source, or, The great sensation diving belle', burlesque in one act by Martin Dutnall and J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 5 October 1861 for performance at the Surrey. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a reference to...
'The octoroon', drama in three acts by Dion Boucicault. Licence sent 28 October 1861 for performance at the Adelphi. First performed at the Winter Garden, New York on 6 December 1859. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 65, no. 963. Keywords: slaves, judges, America, family relationships, mixed-race ...