‘The fairy fernflower, or, The goblin mine’ (‘The baron’s daughter, or Old Mother Kock’), burletta in two acts. Licence sent 20 March 1856 for performance at the Marylebone 24 March 1856. Minor revisions throughout. Songs included in MS. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatures, s...
‘The czar’, historical drama in two acts. Licence sent 6 June 1856 for performance at the Strand 11 June 1856. Actors’ names listed alongside dramatis personae. Some revisions to text. Keywords: Russian characters, aristocracy, Jewish characters, Russian imperialism, treason, orphans. ff. ...
‘Marie Jeanne, or, The child of the foundling hospital’, drama in a prologue and three acts. Licence sent 6 May 1856 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 12 May 1856. Cover signed Ro. Conquest, proprietor and responsible manager. Listed neither in LCO Day Book Add. 53703 nor in Nicoll. Key...
‘The festival of peace, or, Honor to the brave’, a ‘new patriotic, allegorical pageant drama in one act written in commendation of the peace of 1856’. Licence sent 23 May 1856 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 29 May 1856. Cover signed William Cooke, lessee and manager, and Wm. W...
‘A lesson for husbands, or, The troubles of Tattle’ (‘Mischievous Annie’), farce in one act. Licence sent 8 May 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 12 May 1856. Title appears to have been altered. Signed Messrs. Tully and Kingsley on inside cover. Written in two different ...
‘A battle of smoke’, farce in one act. Licence sent 23 May 1856 for performance at the Adelphi on 26 May 1856. Request for licence signed Benj. Webster. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: food and dining, lodgers and boarding houses. ff. 11. London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. Adelphi T...
‘Simon the tanner! or, The maid of the cherry tree garden of Bermondsey!’, drama in two acts. Licence sent 4 May 1856 for performance at the Victoria 7 April 1856. Request for licence signed J. Johnson Towers. Minor revisions throughout. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that ...
‘The massacre of Glencoe! or, The fate of the MacDonald’s’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 8 May 1856 for performance at the Victoria 12 May 1856. Request for licence signed J. Johnson Towers. Some revisions to the text, and different papers used. Keywords: Scottish characters, supernatu...