Collins, Charles James, 1820-1864

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creatorOf 'Harlequin Father Thames, or, The River Queen and the great Lord Mayor of London' by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 10 December 1858 for performance at the Surrey. Detailed comic scenes included in MS. Contains cuts and paste in additions. Words for... British Library
creatorOf 'King Queer and his daughters three', extravaganza burlesque in one act by J. Halford and C. J. Collins. Licence sent 4 April 1855 for performance at the Strand 9 April 1855. Songs included in MS. Keywords: literature and literary reference, fami... British Library
creatorOf 'Nitocris', an Egyptian burlesque in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 18 October 1855 for performance at the Strand 22 October 1855. Signed by F. Payne, lessee. For another version see Add. 52956 B. Keywords: Egyptian characters, Ethiopian... British Library
creatorOf ‘Pizarro, a Spanish rolla-king drama’, burlesque in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 12 September 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 15 September 1856. Text written on the back of a stack of invitations to subscribe to the... British Library
creatorOf ‘Punch and Judy’, pantomime by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 16 December 1859 for performance at the St. James’s. MS signed Morris Abrahams, proprietor. Contains comic scenes. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that a line of text be ... British Library
creatorOf 'Prince Cheri and Princess Fair Star, or, The jewelled children of the enchanted isle', extravaganza in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 18 July 1855 for performance at the Strand 18 June 1855. Keywords: fairies and other supernatural creatu... British Library
creatorOf 'The anti-garotte', farce in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 8 April 1857 for performance at the Strand 31 January 1857. Intended performance date listed on back cover is 2 February 1857. Performed in a revised version by J. C. Wilson at t... British Library
creatorOf 'City friends, or, Mis-direction', farce in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 24 February 1855 for performance at the Strand 26 February 1855. Signed by J. W. Allcroft. Keywords: servants, letters, politicians, British Empire.ff. 15.Charles ... British Library
creatorOf ‘Good Queen Bess’, burlesque in one act by C. J. Collins. Licence sent 22 March 1856 for performance at the Strand 24 March 1856. Not listed in LCO Day Book Add. 53073. Keywords: Early Modern settings, politicians, pubs and inns.ff. 36.Charles Ja... British Library
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
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