Farce in one act. Licence sent 21 March 1868 for performance at the Strand. Nicoll attributes the play to Louis Gee, although the script has the name Louis Gray on folios 1 and 38.
Farce in one act. Licence sent 2 April 1868 for performance at the Haymarket. MS contains considerable annotations, especially relating to the position of the characters on the stage and to the production of sound effects.
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 21 March 1868 for performance at the Britannia. Samuel Lane noted as the theatre proprietor on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to W. Travers.
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 7 March 1868 for performance at the Surrey. The names of Messrs Shepherd and Creswick noted as the theatre managers on folio 1. The name of the author is not recorded on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to H. T. Leslie. See also Add MS 53066 C which app...
'Guilty or not guilty, or, Justice at fault', by W. G. Young.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 20 February 1868 for performance at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Glasgow. The full name of the author given as William Gerald Young on the script. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
'For life through thick and thin', by J. G. Taylor.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 March 1868 for performance at the Alexandra. The name of the author is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to J. G. Taylor.
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 20 March 1868 for performance at the Amphitheatre, Liverpool. Folio 1 notes the play as being the property of John Curtis Cowper. Dramatis personae on folio 2 together with pencil annotations recording the names of the actors. Nicoll lists the play as author unkno...
'The merry Zingara, or, The tipsy gipsy and the pipsy wipsy', by W. S. Gilbert.
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Burlesque in one act. Licence sent 17 March 1868 for performance at the Royalty. An alternative title, 'Devilshoof', has been crossed through on folio 2. The title, and notes relating to the various scenes on folio 2 are in a different hand to the rest of the script. The MS contains considerable...
'A happy pair, or, A fly in the honey', by S. T. Smith.
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Comedietta in one act. Licence sent 27 February 1868 for performance at St James's. The author's name noted as S. Theyre Smith on folio 1. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for a Biblical reference to be omitted. The play was published by French.