List of plays submitted to the Lord Chamberlain's Office in the month of October 1864, together with the names of the theatres of intended representation. In the hand of William Bodham Donne, Examiner of Plays.
Drama in five acts. Licence sent 12 October 1864 for performance at the Lyceum. The attribution of the play to 'Bellew' (initial unknown) is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being noted on the script.
'The mountain flower, or, Unrequited love', by W. Travers.
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Drama in two acts. Licence sent 15 October 1864 for performance at the City of London. The name 'Mr Nelson Lee' noted above the details of the theatre on folio 1. The attribution of the play to W. Travers is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Farce in one act. Licence sent 21 October 1864 for performance at the Haymarket. The date of intended performance noted as Monday 24 October 1864 on folio 2. The attribution of the play to J. M. Morton is taken from Nicoll, the name of the dramatist not being recorded on the script.
Original comedietta in one act. Licence sent 26 October 1864 for performance at the Strand. Dramatis personae together with the names of the actors taking the roles on folio 2. MS in two hands. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53703) asks for all oaths to be omitted. The play was also published by Lacy's (v...
Opera di camera in two acts with music by G.A. Macfarren. Licence sent 19 October 1864 for performance at the Gallery of Illustration. Partly printed (n.d.). The script consists of printed pages pasted to sheets of paper containing considerable additional manuscript dialogue. Nicoll lists 'The S...
Drama in four acts. Licence sent 28 October 1864 for performance at the Olympic. The alternative title, 'The Grey Lady of Porthvennon', has been crossed through on folio 1. The name and address of the copyist, 'T.H. (?) Edmonds, 25 Wellington Street, Strand', noted on folio 139. The attribution ...
Described as 'a drama founded on facts in two acts' on folio 1. Licence sent 19 October 1864 for performance at the Pavilion. Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.