'Agamemnon and Cassandra, or, The Prophet of Loss and Troy', by R. Reece.
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Classical burlesque. Licence sent 11 April 1868 for performance at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, Liverpool. Dramatis personae on folio 2 together with the names of the actors.
Farce in one act. Licence sent 16 April 1868 for performance at the Standard. The full title given on the script, and written in two hands, is 'A Royal Marriage, suggested by an incident occuring at the time of the Prince of Wales's marriage'. The name of the author is not noted on the script but...
'Lizzie Storie, the brave lass o' Haltwistle', by S. Davis.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 13 April 1868 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle on Tyne. Three-pence postage stamp on folio 91v. Nicoll lists the play with 'Haltwistle' amended to 'Haltwhistle'.
Burlesque. Licence sent 6 April 1868 for performance at the Strand. The stamp of the Royal Strand Theatre present on folio 1. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 80).
'Ellie Brandon, or, Love and hate', by "M. Price".
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Drama in five acts. Licence sent 15 April 1868 for performance at the City of London. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for the word 'Lord' to be omitted throughout.
'No throughfair beyond Highbury, or, The maid, the mother and the malicious mountaineer', by H. C. Hazlewood, Jnr.
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Burlesque. Licence sent 14 April 1868 for performance at the Alexandra. The name of the author is not noted on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to H. C. Hazlewood, Jnr.
White Fawn, or, The Loves of Prince Buttercup and Princess Daisy, by F. C. Burnand.
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Extravaganza. Licence sent 6 April 1868 for performance at the Holborn. Printed by Thomas Scott, Holborn (n.d.), the printed pages being cut from their original volume and pasted into a notebook. The play was also published by Lacy's (vol 79).
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 27 April 1868 for performance at the Olympic. Mr B. Webster [Benjamin Webster] noted as the theatre manager on folio 1. MS in two hands. The name of the author is not recored on the script but Nicoll attributes the play to J. P. Simpson, written in collaboration...
Hit and "Miss", or, All my eye and Betty Martyn, by F. C. Burnand.
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An operatic absurdity. Licence sent 16 April 1868 for performance at the Olympic. Printed by John Bennett, Cheapside (n.d.). Dramatis personae on folio 3, together with the names of the actors - the playwright R. Soutar among them.