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'The tale of a coat', an entirely original comedy in three acts by William Brough and Gustavus Franck. Licence sent 5 November 1858 for performance at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 6 November 1858. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that the words 'Oh Lord' and all other oaths be o...
'The four knaves and the pack, or, A game of life for the odd trick', by E. Towers.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 2 June 1865 for performance at the Effingham. The attribution of the play to E. Towers is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
'The Orange Tree and the Humble Bee; or, The Little Princess who was Lost at Sea', by Henry James Byron
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'The Orange Tree and the Humble Bee; or, The Little Princess who was Lost at Sea', by Henry James Byron. Licence sent 13 May 1871 for performance at the Vaudeville Theatre. 64 folios.
‘No. 3 Fig Tree Court, Temple, or, Us and our clerks’, farce in one act by ‘John Roakes’ (i.e., Tom Taylor). Licence sent 26 February 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 6 March 1852. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 6, no. 80. Keywords: lodgers and boarding houses, law and the legal profession,...
‘The writing on the wall’, drama in three acts by J. M. Morton and Thomas Morton. Licence sent 29 July 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 2 August 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Benjamin Webster. Extensive revisions in various hands not the work of the Exam...
'The will and the way’, drama in 2 acts. Licence sent 11 May 1853 for performance at the Britannia 16 May 1853. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. For other versions see Add. 52939 O, 52939 Q, 52939 BB, 52939 CC, 52939 DD, and 42942 H. Keywords: adultery, orphans, Indian characters, aristocr...