Midi à quatorze heures, ‘comédie-vaudeville’ in one act, by Theodore Barrière. Printed (1851). French. Licence sent 15 April 1852 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed by J. Mitchell. Actors’ names listed with dramatis personae. Keywords: adultery, festivals and celebrations, French ...
‘Napoleon’, petite drama in one act. Licence sent 26 March 1852 for performance at the Marylebone 1 April 1852. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that ‘Heaven’ should be substituted for ‘Lord.’ Keywords: French influence, French Imperialism, military, food and dining, disguise, ...
‘Bonaparte in Egypt’, military spectacle in two acts, adapted by Charles A. Somerset from the French five act spectacle. Licence sent 26 March 1852 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 12 April 1852. Title page reads ‘the property of W. Batty, Esq.’ Keywords: Muslims and Islam, Mid...
‘Minnigrey, the gypsy girl’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 21 April 1852 for performance at the Bower Saloon 21 April 1852. For other versions, see Add. 52931 P and 52931 Q. The LCO Day Book Add. 53703 does not record any stipulations about changes to this version; contrast the changes req...
‘The Camberwell brothers, or, The mystic milk man’, a ‘biological prolusion’ in two acts by Charles Selby. Licence sent 10 April 1852 for performance at the Olympic 12 April 1852. Signed by W. Farren. Text includes a number of songs where original lyrics are set to well-known music. Include...
‘A village tale’ (‘Our country homes’), drama in three acts by Charles Reade. Licence sent 11 April 1852 for performance at the Strand 12 April 1852. Title page lists W. R. Copeland as lessee of the Strand Theatre. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that t...
‘Minnigrey’, drama in four acts. Licence sent 15 April 1852 for performance at the City of London Theatre 15 April 1852. Title page lists Mssrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that a number of phrases be omitted in representation of the text. Two oth...
La diplomatie du ménage, ‘proverbe’ in one act by Caroline Berton. Printed (Théâtre choisi des auteurs contemporains, tom. 9; 1852.). French. Original first performance at the Théâtre-Français 6 January 1852. Licence sent 15 April 1852 for performance at the St. James’s. Signed by J. Mitch...