Travers, William

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creatorOf 'The island of silver store, or, The pirates of the Caribbees', drama in two acts by William Travers. Licence sent 30 January 1858 for performance at the City of London. Cover signed Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. See Add. 52971 G, 52971 M, 52972... British Library
creatorOf 'Perils by land and wave', in two acts, by W. Travers. Licence sent 11 January 1858 for performance at the Surrey 11 January 1858. Cover signed 'Messrs. Bears names of Messrs Shepherd and Creswick.' Keywords: land and farming, illness, doctors an... British Library
creatorOf 'The fortune-teller, or, The abduction of the Jew's daughter', drama in two acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 28 September 1860 for performance at the City of London Theatre. Note on title page that the script is the “License copy for Messrs. Johns... British Library
creatorOf 'The dead hand, or, The secret of the iron cabinet', drama in a prologue and one act by William Travers. Licence sent 28 August 1861 for performance at the Marylebone. Keywords: Germany, letters, poison, murder, doctors, forgery, eviction, wills, ... British Library
creatorOf ‘Cartouche, or, The six escapes of a robber’, drama in three acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 11 July 1859 for performance at the City of London Theatre. See also Add. 52997 C. Published in Lacy’s, vol. 76, no. 1031. Considerable variation betwe... British Library
creatorOf 'Spare the rod and spoil the child', drama in three acts by William Travers. Licence sent 11 April 1857 for performance at City of London Theatre the same day. Cover signed "Messrs. Johnson and Nelson Lee" and "Mr. William Travers (the author)". ... British Library
creatorOf 'The life of a beggar', drama in three acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 13 August 1857 for performance at City of London 14 August 1857. Cover signed Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. Keywords: festival and celebration, servants, death, poverty, poi... British Library
creatorOf 'Dinorah, or, The demon's treasure', drama in four acts, probably by W. Travers. Licence sent 7 April 1860 for performance at the Standard. Described at the beginning of Act 1 as “a new romantic drama adapted from the opera”, and at the beginning ... British Library
creatorOf 'The gipsy girl of Granada', romantic drama in four acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 15 October 1861 for performance at the Standard. ff. 33.William Travers, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1856-1867. British Library
creatorOf 'Il travatore, or, A gipsey's vengeance' [sic], ('The troubador, or, The gipsy's vengeance', title at head of list of dramatis personae), drama in four acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 18 August 1858 for performance at the City of London Theatre. ... British Library
creatorOf 'The champion's belt, or, The ring and its moral', 'a drama of the times, written to discountenance the brutal practice of prize-fighting', in two acts, possibly by W. Travers. Licence sent 8 May 1860 for performance at the City of London Theatre.... British Library
creatorOf 'Kathleen Mavourneen, or, St. Patrick's eve', drama in three acts by William Travers. Licence sent 7 February 1862 for performance at the Pavilion. ff. 33.William Travers, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1856-1867. British Library
creatorOf 'Life for life, or, The reprieve', drama in three acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 31 July 1860 for performance at the Grecian on 6 August 1860. LCO Day Book Add. 52703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted, and that 'Heaven' be substi... British Library
creatorOf 'The wanderers', by W. Travers. British Library
creatorOf 'Poor Joe of Horsemonger Lane, or, The child of the hempen widow' ('Horsemonger Lane Joe'), melodrama in two acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 25 September 1861 for performance at the City of London. Nicoll cites a further performance as 'Horsemong... British Library
creatorOf 'A poor girl's temptations, or, A voice from the streets', 'entire new' drama in three acts by William Travers. Licence sent (no date) for performance at the City of London February 1858. Cover signed Messrs Johnson and Nelson Lee. Listed in Nicol... British Library
creatorOf 'Okee pokee wangee fum, how do you like your taters done, or, Harlequin and the gorilla king of the Cannibal Islands', pantomime by William Travers. Licence sent 18 December 1861 for performance at the Pavilion on 24 December 1861. Described as "A... British Library
creatorOf 'The red lamp, or, The dark dens of the city', drama in two acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 17 April 1862 for performance at the Pavilion.ff. 27.William Travers, writer of plays: Plays by, submitted: 1856-1867. British Library
creatorOf 'The kiddle-a-wink, or, The last of the doomed race', by W. Travers. British Library
creatorOf ‘The storm visitor, or, The avenging gift’, drama in two acts by W. Travers. Licence sent 27 June 1856 for performance at the Britannia Saloon 27 June 1856. Keywords: natural phenomena, death, land and farming, debt and its consequences, dance, cr... British Library
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