'Mazeppa' (altered from 'Byron's Mazeppa'), burlesque in one act by H. J. Byron. Licence sent 20 December 1858 for performance at the Olympic. Contains extensive cuts and revisions. Words for songs given in MS. Some songs written in a different hand. The citation in Nicoll refers not to th...
'Old Dame Trott and her comical cat, or, Harlequin Little Boy Blue that lost his sheep'.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 17 December 1864 for performance at the Queen's. The name C. J. James [Charles James James] noted on folio 1, together with the date of the play's intended performance - Saturday 24 December 1864. MS in two hands. Comic scenes contained separately in folios 25-26. The nam...
'The fair one with the golden locks, or, Harlequin and Davy Jones's locker'.
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Pantomime. Licence sent 16 December 1867 for performance at the Surrey. Messrs [Richard] Shepherd and Creswick, lessees of the theatre, noted on folio 1. Amendments to folio 1 also suggest the main title was originally 'Harlequin Davy Jones's Locker'. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on ...