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'The secrets of the devil', by W. R. Osman and F. Fenton.
Scope & Content:
Drama in a prologue and three acts. Licence sent 20 August 1864 for performance at the Victoria. The attribution of the play to Osman and Fenton is taken from Nicoll, the names of the dramatists not being noted on the script.
'Hushaby baby on the tree top', by C. Millward and W. S. Gilbert.
Scope & Content:
Pantomime. Licence sent 26 December 1866 for performance at Astley's. A note from Mr Liston, acting manager, to the Lord Chamberlain's Office and dated 24 December 1866 introduces the play on folio 2. Comic scenes contained separately in folios 45-56. The names of the dramatists are not recorded...
Farce in one act. Licence sent 8 May 1869 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. The date of the intended performance noted as Saturday 15 May 1869 on folio 1. An incomplete 'Lacy, Theatrical Bookseller' stamp is to be found on folio i. MS in two hands.
'Une Bonne Pour Tout Faire', by Jules Adenis and Jules Rostaing
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'Une Bonne Pour Tout Faire', by Jules Adenis and Jules Rostaing. Licence sent 23 May 1872 for performance at the St. James's Theatre, London. 4 folios.