Additional scenes for ‘a drama licenced last year, entitled "The search for gold, or Greenleaf and Redberry", also the "Sea of ice" to be added to the original title’. Licence sent 26 January 1854 for performance at the Standard. Not listed in the LCO Day Book Add. 53073 or Nicoll. The origi...
'Hamet and Zelena, or, Stratagem for stratagem', a seri-comic opera in two acts. Licence sent 26 January 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal Dublin the same day. Signed Signor Lanza, 31 Great George Street, Euston Square. Songs included in MS. Keywords: slavery and abolition, Muslims ...
'No Irish need apply', ‘petit’ comedy in two acts. Licence sent 13 February 1854 for performance at the Strand 20 February 1854. Request for licence written and signed by W. Allcroft. Keywords: Irish characters, London, poverty, servants, fashion, Ireland. ff. 40. Anon, writer of plays: 'N...
'The anonymous letter', farce in one act by Francis Talfourd. Licence sent 23 February 1854 for performance at the Strand 27 February 1854. Request for licence written and signed by W. Allcroft. Keywords: pubs and inns, letters, Irish characters, impersonation, disguise, cross-dressing. ff....
'My cook and housekeeper' ('The first fib'), farce in one act. Licence sent 3 March 1854 for performance at Theatre Royal Drury Lane 9 March 1854. Revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that the words 'O Lord' and the sentence 'He would tell a lie to the Bisho...
La grand mère, ou, Les trois amours', comédie-vaudeville in three acts. Printed. French. Licence sent 4 March 1854 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at Théâtre de Gymnase 14 March 1840. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that phrases containing the ...
'The carpet bag and sketch book,' lecture. Not listed in either LCO Day Book (Add. 53073) or Nicoll. Keywords: science and technology, education, theatre, trains and rail travel, London. ff. 25. Anon, writer of plays: 'The carpet bag and sketch book', lecture: c1854.
'The letter', farce in one act. Licence sent 2 March 1854 for performance at the Princess’s 1 March 1854. Stage directions and speaking cues underlined in dark blue. Keywords: travel, nautical interest, food and dining, family relationships, letters. ff. 17. Anon, writer of plays: 'The let...