Opera in three acts, with music by Carl Maria von Weber. Licence sent 29 March 1866 for performance at Astley's. Partly printed (n.d.). The script includes a selection of printed pages pasted in to a notebook that contains the bulk of the play in manuscript.
Farce in one act. Licence sent 14 March 1866 for performance at Sadler's Wells. A note from the playwright to W. B. Donne, (n.d.), introduces the play and gives the date of intended performance as either the 23rd or 24th [March 1866]. The script contains sketched plans of the stage layouts throu...
'True at last, or, Two roads of life', by T. H. Reynoldson.
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Drama in a prologue and three acts. Licence sent 28 March 1866 for performance at the Marylebone. The alternative title 'The Gitano boy' noted on folio 1, but this appears to have been superseded by the title given above which is listed on folio 1v. A note to W. B. Donne, written on behalf of J....
Extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 28 March 1866 for performance at the Strand. Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors on folio 2. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 84).
'Boabdil el Chico, or, The Moor the merrier!', by F. C. Burnand.
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Extravaganza in one act. Licence sent 29 March 1866 for performance at Astley's. MS in two hands. The attribution of the play to F. C. Burnand is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
'The key of the street, or, Night life in London', By J. H. Wilkins.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 28 March 1866 for performance at the Surrey. The alternative title 'The widow's son' has been crossed through on folio 1. The play, under the title 'The key of the streets' is listed as author unknown in Nicoll.
'The Dark King of the Black Mountains, or, The adventures of Floris the Foundling Prince', by C. H. Hazlewood.
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Burlesque extravaganza. Licence sent 17 March 1866 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play, minus its alternative title, to C. H. Hazlewood.