Strand Theatre (London, England)

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referencedIn ‘The rolling stone’, petite comedy in one act by John Vandenbergh. Licence sent 22 August 1856 for performance at the Strand 22 August 1856. Keywords: musicians, education, art and artists, science and technology, military.ff. 46.John Vandenbergh,... British Library
creatorOf Coyne, J. Stirling (Joseph Stirling), 1803-1868. A new and peculiar scene in the life of an unprotected female [microform] / by J. Stirling Coyne. Old Dominion University, Old Dominion University Libraries
referencedIn 'The phantom brides', farce in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 30 September 1857 for performance at the Strand 1 October 1857. Cover signed Leicester Buckingham, 14 Clements Inn. Keywords: poverty, theatre, German characters, family rel... British Library
referencedIn Papers, 1912-1970 (inclusive), 1912-1954 (bulk). Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn 'Drat that comet', farce in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 16 July 1857 for performance at the Strand 16 August 1857. “Leicester Buckingham, 13 Clements Lane” written on cover. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that the p... British Library
creatorOf Strand Theatre (London, England). Playbills for dramatic performances presented at the Strand Theatre. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn 'How it's to be done', comic drama in two acts. Licence requested for performance on Tuesday, 18 August 1857, but refused. Note on cover states that the MS was referred to the Lord Chamberlain 24 August 1857. Nicoll lists a play of the same title ... British Library
referencedIn '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
referencedIn 'The fletch of bacon, or, The custom of Dunmow', farcical sketch in one act. Licence sent 23 July 1855 for performance at the Strand 23 July 1855. For another version see Add. 52955 O. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: bachelors, spinsters, law an... British Library
referencedIn ‘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... British Library
referencedIn ‘Belphegor’, extravaganza in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 30 September 1856 for performance at the Strand 29 September 1856. Letter from G. Smith bound into MS at back. For a version of this play by John Courtney, see Lacy’s, vol. 3,... British Library
referencedIn The stolen kiss, farce in one act. Printed (possibly proof sheets.) Licence sent 18 October 1856 for performance at the Strand 18 October 1856. Songs included in MS. Keywords: hotels, French influence, travel, working class characters, seaside ... British Library
referencedIn ‘Extremes are bad’ (‘The juvenile party’), farce in one act. Licence sent 16 January 1852 for performance at the Strand 19 January 1852. Includes a brief performance of the song, ‘We won’t go home till morning.’ LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records th... British Library
referencedIn 'The little demon', drama in one act. Licence sent 19 May 1855 for performance at the Strand 21 May 1855. Keywords: the supernatural, fairies and other the supernatural creatures, street musicians, sport, aristocracy.ff. 22.London. Secular Institu... British Library
creatorOf Jeancourt-Galignani, Charles,. Letter signed from the editor, Ch. Jeancourt-Galignani, Paris, to Augustin Daly, Royal Strand Theatre, London [manuscript], 1886 June 15. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn 'Harlequin novelty, and the princess who lost her heart', pantomime by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 21 December 1857 for performance at the Strand 24 December 1857. ‘Leicester Buckingham, 14 Clements Inn’ written on cover. Comic scenes written ... British Library
referencedIn 'An honest attorney, or, The mathematician', drama in two acts by W. S. Empden. Licence sent 9 June 1855 for performance at the Strand 11 June 1855. Signed. Revisions in blue ink. Keywords: science and technology, law and the legal profession, wo... British Library
referencedIn ‘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
creatorOf Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899. Theatrical papers of Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1863-1900. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn 'Harlequin and Black eyed Sue, or, All in the downs in Davy Jones Locker', pantomime. Licence sent 24 December 1855 for performance at the Strand. Songs included in MS. Keywords: food and dining, nautical interest, rustics, the supernatural, fair... British Library
referencedIn ‘The magic mistletoe, or, Harlequin Humbug and the shams of London’, pantomime. Licence sent 22 December 1856 for performance at the Strand 3 January 1857. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulation that two lines be omitted. Keywords: liter... British Library
referencedIn 'Dido', burlesque by F. C. Burnand. Licence sent 6 January 1860 for performance at the St. James's. Contains words for songs and detailed stage directions. Published in Lacy's, vol. 44, no. 655. Keywords: Roman mythology, classical civilization,... British Library
referencedIn 'The nondescript', interlude in one act. Licence sent 5 August 1857 for performance at the Strand the same day. ‘J. M. Cooper, 86 Hercules Bldgs, Lambeth’ written on cover. Keywords: art and artists, disguise, cross-dressing.ff. 11.London. Secula... British Library
referencedIn 'Hamlet', burlesque in two acts. (Nicoll lists this as 'Hamlet, according to Act of Parliament'). Licence sent 3 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 8 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. LCO Day Book ... British Library
referencedIn 'La traviata', burlesque in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 2 September 1857 for performance at the Strand 7 September 1857. Cover signed Leicester Buckingham, 14 Clements Inn. Speaking cues and stage directions underlined in red. For o... British Library
referencedIn ‘Little Dorrit’, drama in two acts by F. F. Cooper. Licence sent 12 November 1856 for performance at the Strand 10 November 1856. Keywords: literature and literary reference, French influence, prisons and prisoners, poverty, family relationships, ... British Library
referencedIn 'A raffle for an elephant, or, The lottery of love', sketch in one act. Licence sent 5 June 1855 for performance at the Strand 5 June 1855. Signed by Allcroft. Keywords: London, letters, animals.ff. 11.London. Secular Institutions; Theatres. Stra... British Library
creatorOf Buckingham, Leicester, 1825-1867. Two precious scroundrels [microform] : a farce in one act . Old Dominion University, Old Dominion University Libraries
referencedIn ‘Peace at any price’, farce in one act by T. W. Robertson. Licence sent 8 February 1856 for performance at the Strand 11 February 1856. ‘J. P. Wooler, 17 Wellington Street, Islington’ written on cover. LCO Day Book Add. 53073 records the stipulat... British Library
referencedIn 'The cricket on the hearth', drama in one act and three tableaux adapted from Dickens's Christmas tale by Joseph Halford. Licence sent 16 March 1855 for performance at the Strand 19 March 1855. Keywords: literature and literary reference, festiva... British Library
referencedIn Comic scenes for 'Harlequin and King Nutcracker, or, The world of toys'. No record of a separate licence being issued, and the material is not listed in Nicoll. First performance planned for the Strand 26 December 1853. Request for licence written..., 1853 British Library
referencedIn 'The dream of the Irish emigrants, or, The Lady May', drama in two acts. Licence sent 13 May 1853 for performance at the Strand 16 May 1853. Request for licence written and signed by John Kemble. Unidentified signature appears on title page. Son... British Library
referencedIn ‘That house in High Street’, comedy in two acts by M. Stuart. Licence sent 31 July 1856 for performance at the Strand 28 July 1856. Keywords: military, servants, doctors and medicine, supernatural, ghosts.ff. 42.M. Stuart, writer of plays: London.... British Library
creatorOf D.H. Laurence Collection. Saint Joan / by Bernard Shaw; directed by Gale Edwards for the Strand Theatre, 1994 - poster. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn '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 Strand Theatre (1832-1905). Playbills, 1849-1869. University of Florida
referencedIn 'The excursion', farce in one act. Licence sent 7 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 7 November 1853. Request for licence written and signed by J. W. Allcroft. Keywords: seaside settings, Brighton, the press, theatre, lodgers and boarding... British Library
referencedIn 'Paul, or, The fortunate slave’, dramatic sketch in one act. Licence sent 4 November 1852 for performance at the Strand 8 November 1852. Songs included in mss. Keywords: black characters, American characters, slavery and abolitionism, fashion, st... British Library
referencedIn Carrick, Edward, 1905-. Edward Craig Theatre Collection : ephemeral documents, 1613-ca. 1984 (bulk 1800-1900) Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
referencedIn '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
referencedIn '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
referencedIn ‘Frolics in France’, interlude in one act. Licence sent 19 November 1856 for performance at the Strand 19 November 1856. Cover has illegible signature, as the author, and ‘copyright of Edwin Bryer, Strand Theatre’. Keywords: servants, theatre, Fr... British Library
referencedIn ‘Two precious scoundrels’, farce in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 30 August 1856 for performance at the Strand 26 August 1856. Keywords: police, crime, prisons and prisoners, murder, businessmen.ff. 33.Leicester Silk Buckingham, dramat... British Library
referencedIn 'The modern Ingomar, or, Palaces and peeresses', burlesque in two acts. Licence sent 30 November 1853 for performance at the Strand 7 December 1853. Request for licence signed by J. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 reco... British Library
referencedIn Dailey Paskman papers, 1904-1939, 1924-1929 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn ‘The Holly Tree Inn, or, A Christmas story’, drama in three acts. Licence sent 5 January 1856 for performance at the Strand 7 January 1856. Songs included in MS. See also Add. 52958 G and 52958 O. Keywords: literature and literary reference, pu... British Library
referencedIn 'William Tell', burlesque in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at the Strand 13 April 1857. Nicoll also lists the performance of a revised text at the Strand 27 June 1857. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book ... British Library
referencedIn ‘A plague o’ both your houses, or a double barrelled gun trick’, dramatic sketch in one act. Licence sent 14 January 1856 for performance at the Strand 17 January 1856. Keywords: science and technology, servants, spiritualism, debt and its consequ... British Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous theatrical papers Houghton Library
referencedIn 'Pride and poverty, or, The real poor of London', drama in two acts by Ben Barnett and J. B. Johnstone. Licence sent 3 March 1857 for performance at the Strand. Not listed in Nicoll. Keywords: London, poverty, working class characters, debt and i... British Library
referencedIn The people’s lawyer, drama in two acts. Printed (n.d.) by J. S. Jones. Licence sent 19 May 1856 for performance at the Strand. Elaborate descriptions of setting and costume. Keywords: law and the legal profession, United States, art and artists,... British Library
referencedIn 'Alonzo the brave and the fair Imogene', burlesque in one act by H. T. Craven. Licence sent 29 January 1855 for performance at the Strand 29 January 1855. Signed by F. W. Allcroft. Songs included in MS. Keywords: science and technology, fairies a... British Library
referencedIn 'Holly Bush Hall', drama in three acts by J. Mordaunt. Licence sent 7 February 1860 for performance at the Standard. For other versions, see Add. 52989 S. and 52990 D. Based on the serialisation by J. Rymer (under the pseudonym 'M. J. Errym') whi... British Library
referencedIn 'Fashion, or, The perils of crinoline', farce in one act by Ben Barnett. Licence sent 1 March 1857 for performance at the Strand 19 January 1857. Listed in Nicoll as ‘The perils of crinoline’, and attributed there to Morris Barnett. Keywords: fas... British Library
referencedIn 'So very obliging', farce in one act by L. S. Buckingham. Licence sent 23 September 1857 for performance at the Strand 28 September 1857. Cover signed Leicester Buckingham, 14 Clements Inn. Keywords: animals, servants, science and technology, fam... British Library
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associatedWith Buckingham, Leicester, 1825-1867. person
associatedWith Carrick, Edward, 1905- person
associatedWith Coyne, J. Stirling (Joseph Stirling), 1803-1868. person
associatedWith Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899. person
associatedWith D.H. Laurence Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Jeancourt-Galignani, Charles, person
associatedWith Komisarjevsky, Theodore, 1882-1954 person
associatedWith Paskman, Dailey person
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