List of plays granted a licence by the Lord Chamberlain's Office during the month of March 1866, together with the names of the theatres of intended performance. In the hand of William Bodham Donne, Examiner of Plays.
Drama in one act. Licence sent 17 March 1866 for performance at the Alexandra, Bradford. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Drama in two acts. Licence sent 23 March 1866 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Oldham. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Drama in three acts. Licence sent 28 March 1866 for performance at the Pavilion. LCO Day Book (Add MS 53704) asks for a scene that takes place in a Court of Justice, including the pronouncement of a death sentence, to be shortened in performance. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the s...
Farce in one act. Licence sent 13 March 1866 for performance at the Surrey. The name Richard Shepherd noted above the details of the theatre on folio 1. The alternative title 'Out for a lark' has been crossed through. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script and the play is listed ...
'The beautiful bride and the bouncing bachelor, or, The bragging bravos of the brigand band'.
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Extravaganza. Licence sent 3 March 1866 for performance at the Beaufort House Theatre, Fulham. The name William Wilberforce Bird noted on folio 1 in pencil. The name of the dramatist is not recorded on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
'Herne the Hunter, or, Bluff King Hal and the forest maiden'.
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Burlesque extravaganza. Licence sent 28 March 1866 for performance at the Pavilion. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script and Nicoll lists the play as author unknown.
Chuck-a Ruck-a-Roo, or, Chanticleer, Sleepers and Wakers and the Union of Coal and Iron.
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Burlesque. Licence sent 26 March 1866 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Birkenhead. Printed by Willmer, Steam Printer, Chester Street, Birkenhead. (n.d.). The first part of the play's title, 'Chuck-a Ruck-a-Roo', has been added by hand. The name of the dramatist is not noted on the script and...