‘The field of terror, or, The gnome lamp’ (‘The gnome’s lantern’ al. ‘Black spider’ al. The devil’s diggings’), romantic drama in two acts. Licence sent 7 August 1852 for performance at the Olympic 9 August 1852. Signed by W. Farren, manager. Extensive underlined stage directions and a numbe...
‘Going to Cremorne’, an ‘extravaganza sketch’ in one act by John Courtney. Licence sent 2 September 1852 for performance at the Surrey 4 October 1852. Names of Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick appear on title-page as theatre licensees. Keywords: military, fashion, food and dining, adultery, cri...
‘Butcher versus baker’, farce in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 26 June 1852 for performance at the Olympic 28 June 1852. Signed by manager, William Farren. Keywords: working men’s associations, working class characters, philanthropy, family relationships. ff. 11. Francis Talfou...
‘The betting boy’s career, from the counting house to the hulks’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 11 August 1852 for performance at the Standard 25 July 1853. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the word ‘damn’ be omitted. Only one of the two acts of this play appears has be...
‘Stella, or, Rouble and company’, comedy in one act. Licence sent 23 August 1852 for performance at the Princess’s 24 August 1852. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Nicoll incorrectly lists additional title as ‘Bauble and company.’ Plays of the same title were performed ...
‘The maid and the magpie’, operatic burlesque in one act. Licence sent 2 August 1852 for performance at the Victoria 9 August 1852. Request for licence written and signed by Eliza Vincent. The exact relationship of this text to the libretto of Rossini’s opera La gazza ladra, usually translat...
‘The betting boy’s career, from the counting house to the hulks’, (‘Fifty to one against him’), drama in two acts. Licence sent 12 August 1852 for performance at the Pavilion 12 August 1852. Stage directions require that ‘plates’ be ‘struck.’ A ‘picture reference’ list for ‘numbers’ 1 - 5 ap...
‘Mont St. Michel, or, The fairy of the sands’, drama in two acts by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 6 September 1852 for performance at the Princess’s. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in red. Songs included in MS. Keywords: British Empire, French influence, military, Normandy, sea...