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Paris qui dort, 'scenes de la vie nocturne', comedy-vaudeville in five acts by 'MM. Delacour et Lambert Thiboust' (i.e., A. C. Lartigue and P. A. A. Lambert Thiboust) for the music by MM. Nargeot and Bazile. Printed (Michel Lèvy Frères: Bibliotheque dramatique; théatre moderne, 1852.) French. ...
'Kynge Lear and hys faythefulle foole', burlesque in one act by F. Marchant. Licence sent 23 June 1860 for performance at the Britannia. Name of Samuel Lane, the theatre proprietor, noted on the cover. Contains words for songs. Keywords: Shakespeare, family relationships, popular songs, cas...
'First impression's everything, or, Young love and the remembrance of childhood', farce in one act by J. T. Douglass. Licence sent 17 March 1861 for performance at the Standard. ff. 36. John Palgrave Simpson, dramatist and novelist: Plays by, submitted: 1853-1867: Partly printed. John Thoma...
'The king of the merrows, or, The prince and the piper Dan' (altered from 'Dan the piper, or, The prince who loved a mermaid', and 'The magic piper, or, The tale of a mermaid'), fairy extravaganza by F. C. Burnand from an original plot constructed by J. Palgrave Simpson. Licence sent 18 Decembe...
'The down-fall of pride, or, The heiress and the mechanic's wife, or, Strange things happen in course of time', by C. H. Hazlewood.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 20 June 1864 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. No details of the author on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to C. H. Hazlewood and gives the title as 'The downfall of pride', also noting the alternat...
'The Flying Dutchman, or, Harlequin the Riddle of the Sphinx and the pretty princess who was made by a charm', by G. Conquest and H. Spry.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1868 for performance at the Grecian. Mr B. O. Conquest [Benjamin Oliver Conquest] noted as the sole proprietor of the theatre on folio 1, together with the date of the play's intended performance - Thursday 24 December 1868. The attribution to Conquest and Spr...
Farce in one act. Licence sent 5 March 1864 for performance at the Adelphi. The name B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] noted on folio 1. The dramatists are also mentioned as the authors of 'Census' etc., on folio 1. The play was also published by French.
Farce in one act. Licence sent 11 April 1864 for performance at Drury Lane. A list of previous productions by the two authors is noted on folio 2. Possible prompt copy - the MS contains extensive pencil annotations throughout elaborating upon the stage directions.
'The Mudborough Election', By W. Brough and A. Halliday.
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An original farce in one act. Licence sent 12 July 1865 for performance at the Prince of Wales's. The name of the theatre manager, Charles James James is noted on folio 1, together with the date of intended performance - Thursday 18 July 1865. Published by Lacy's (Vol 67).
'A sister's penance', by T. Taylor and A. W. Dubourg.
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Drama in three acts. Licence sent 15 November 1866 for performance at the Adelphi. The name B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] noted as the theatre manager on folio 1. The names of the dramatists are not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to T. Taylor in collaboration with A. W. Du...