'The siege of Silistria', grand military spectacle in two acts. Licence sent 29 September 1854 for performance at Astley's Royal Amphitheatre 2 October 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee, and Willm. West, stage manager. For other versions, see Add. 52949 R. MS has been divided into two f...
'Queen of the vintage, or, The courier prince', narrative of the Rhine, in one act. Licence sent 6 September 1854 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 9 September 1854. Signed by Samuel Lane, proprietor. Keywords: German influence, aristocracy, orphans, peasants, family relationships, dan...
'The two revolutions, or, The brothers' destiny and early crime', drama in two acts. Licence sent 23 September 1854 for performance at City of London the same day. Signed by Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: Early Modern settings, aristocracy, military, adultery, family relationships...
'The siege of Silistria', grand military spectacle in two acts. Licence sent 29 September 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 2 October 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager and Willm. West, stage manager. For other versions, see Add. 52949 W. MS has been divided...
'The Spanish dancers, or, The jota Arroganese', terpsichorean burletta in one act by Charles Selby. Licence sent 12 October 1854 for performance at the St. James’s 16 October 1854. Signed by Laura Seymour. Also published in Lacy's, vol. 49, no. 736, under the title The Spanish dancers, or, F...
'The trustee', comedy in two acts. Licence sent 17 October 1854 for performance at the Olympic 24 October 1854. Written in a number of different hands with some revisions pasted in. Keywords: French influence, aristocracy, festival and celebration, family relationships. ff. 69. Anon, write...
'Hard times, but wait a little longer', drama in two acts. Licence sent 4 September 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. For other versions, see Add. MS 52949 A. Keywords: industrialisation, literature and literary reference, theatre, philanthropy, orphans, poverty, drinking an...
'The princess, with the burning eyes, or, The mare Jingle, and the luminous hat', burlesque in two acts. Licence sent 12 September 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 18 September 1854. Signed by R. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 537...