‘Matrimonial—A Gentleman, etc. For further particulars apply at—The Royal Olympic Theatre’, farce in one act by J. V. Bridgeman. Licence sent 9 February 1852 for performance at the Olympic 12 February 1852. Signed by W. Farren. Stage directions underlined. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 7, no. ...
‘Extremes are bad’ (‘The juvenile party’), farce in one act. Licence sent 16 January 1852 for performance at the Strand 19 January 1852. Includes a brief performance of the song, ‘We won’t go home till morning.’ LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that biblical passages be omitte...
Note relating to the five act play ‘A woman’s heart’, by Miss Vandenhoff. Licence sent 9 February 1852 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket 14 February 1852. The note reads ‘Woman’s heart. Lent to Henry Vandenhoff, November 17, 1862.’
‘The Hebrew’ (‘The Hebrew’s sacrifice’), drama in three acts. Licence sent 2 February 1852 for performance at the City of London Theatre 9 February 1852. Title page signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. A note in the LCO Day Book Add. 53703 explains that the original version of the play,...
‘Our national defences’, ‘extraviganzical farce’ in one act by F. Fox Cooper. Licence sent 12 February 1852 for performance at the Marylebone 16 February 1852. Signed by E. J. Smith. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word 'damn' be omitted. For a previous version of t...
‘The barrister’ (‘Home truths’), play in two acts by T. H. Reynoldson. Licence sent 17 February 1852 for performance at the Surrey 1 March 1852. Red ink used to highlight speaking cues and stage directions. For another version by G. M. Fenn and J. H. Darnley performed in 1887 see Add. 53375 ...
‘The charade’, farce in one act by Mary Cleaver. Licence sent 28 January 1852 for performance at the Adelphi, Edinburgh 28 January 1852. Signed by manager, Mr. Wyndham. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the final stage direction, where a character dresses up as the Prince o...
‘The heart of gold’ (‘The golden heart’), drama in three acts by Douglas Jerrold. Licence sent 21 January 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 9 October 1854. Stage directions marked with slashes. Keywords: London, pubs and inns, urban-rural contrast, servants. ff. 32. Douglas William Jer...